The Influence of the Baby Boomers and the generations after them?
Hey,
I need some help on this topic. How did the baby boomers influence North America? How big was the impact? How do they continue to influence North America?
Please help!
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The second wave of boomers came just as the world and Americas where zooming intot he new technolgy wave. from the 1960′s to the end of the boomer era, mankind had finially learned to make technolgy cheaper, smaller and more reliable. Hence everyone wanted some of it. Do not think in terms of computers (yet).
we are talking automatic transmissions on cars, color tv’s, Kitchen hardware that nade life easier and faster. Even handheld calulators did not mass produce until the mid 1970′s. Still the buy it now and use credit became the way of the boomers. Before that the rule was if you have cash, you can buy it – otherwise just keep looking.
More or less the boomer way of life changed the way of business from cash to credit. Extending ones potential on what one hopes to earn.
They continue to influence the way people think with too many of them (us) living in a throw away society. Disregarding the effects of polution and landfills overflowing. Using plastic bottles when not needed, trashing goods that could be fixed or recycled, etc. We are (many of us) learning to be more prudent and careful of the environment, however with money it is still buy now pay later. And we teach the children to think the same way.