It describes the ageing population of the post world war two generation in the United States, referred to as the Baby Boom generation.

1. BABY BOOM GENERATION IN THE
UNITED STATES
ADEPOJU OLUWASEUN DAVID
201612073
It seems to me that every
other young housewife I see is
pregnant.
British visitor to America, 1958

2. OUTLINE
 Baby Boom without World War two?
 After the war in America
 The significance of baby boom generation
 The generation classification in America
 Boomers today
 References

3. Baby Boom without
WW11? NO!!!!!!!!
 1939 - 1945
 “Nature is cruel, so we may be cruel, too… I have
the right to remove millions of an inferior race that
breeds like vermin”
-Hitler

4. After the war…..
And there was a BABY BOOM!!

5. Causes of Baby Boom
 Some historians have argued that it was a
part of a desire for normalcy after 16 years
of depression and war
 Others have argued that it was a part of a
Cold War campaign to fight communism by
outnumbering communists.
 Older Americans, who had postponed
marriage and childbirth during the Great
Depression and World War II, were joined in
the nation’s maternity wards by young
adults who were eager to start families.

6. Boomers graph (1946-1964)

7. Significance of the baby boom
generation
 Corporations grew larger and more
profitable
 Labor unions promised generous wages
and benefits to their members.
 Consumer goods were more plentiful and
affordable than ever before
 Suburbs development with cheap houses
and rent discounts for returning soldiers

8. Suburban Culture

9. Social Culture

10. Child care culture

11. Boomers Today..

12. GENERATION CLASSIFICATION
IN AMERICA
Millennial ( age 15 – 35)
Gen x ( ages 35- 50)
Boomers ( ages 51 – 69)

13. Boomers today
 They are the largest, best
educated and most diverse
older generation ever
 Linda Ronstadt, Diane Keaton,
Cheech Marin, Cher, Bill
Clinton, George W. Bush and
Donald Trump — are
celebrating their 70th birthdays
over the course of this year.
 During the baby boomer years,
1946-1964 (inclusive), 75.8
million Americans were born.
 Boomers today represent 28%
of the U.S. population
 Using the years 1946 through
1964 as boundaries, boomers
are now (in 2016) between 52
and 70 years old.

14. Questions in the US
 Are baby boomers responsible for
America economic strain?
 Should baby boomers compete for job
with the younger generations?
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc
FNY8GdN9c

15. References
 http://www.bbhq.com/bomrstat.html
 Paul Elrich, Population Bomb,1971.

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