The Baby Boom--Entering Midlife.

Abstract

authors examine the U.S. baby-boom generation defined as those born between 1946 and 1964 as it enters middle age. The authors show that the baby boom is not a single unified group but a collection of individuals whose experiences and expectations vary widely. leading-edge baby boomers for example delayed marriage and childbearing and precipitated the baby bust. trailing-edge baby boomers are now reproducing themselves and creating a baby-boom echo. Leading-edge baby boomers fought hard for an ambitious agenda of social change; trailing-edge baby boomers have been criticized for their cynicism and apathy toward the political system. African-American baby boomers registered real gains in educational achievement but continue to trail behind their white counterparts. Baby-boom women despite successful inroads into the traditionally male-dominated job market report lower incomes than baby-boom men. Educational and employment status labor and housing markets government programs retirement patterns the social security system and health care issues are also discussed. (EXCERPT)

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