Baby boomer

time period. Both television and computers weren’t invented prior to the war but, as this time period was fully devoted to the soldiers, the war limited production. After the war, the baby boomer generation is when the development of television and computers took off (Farrell-Beck & Parsons pg. 136). The baby boomers first handedly experienced how technology was changing the world. McLuhan wrote in 1967 about his Big Three currently identifies how technology advances have shaped the world we…

public and private interest, both socially and economically” (Ortman, Velkoff, 2014, p. 1). To put it into perspective, the population of those 65 and over in 2050 is expected to be 83.7 million compared to the 431 million in 2012 mostly due to the baby boomer generation. While the aging population provides the nation with great qualities such as work ethic, wisdom, leadership, legacy, inspiration, values, tradition, and culture, there are several concerns that arise with a population that…

is rapidly increasing with about a 36% increase by the year 2022 (bls.gov). This rapid increase is due to many factors, but like most of the medical field this increase is due to increases in geriatric patients from the aging population from the baby boomer generation. It is also increasing due to increased bariatric patients and higher cases of obesity and diabetes (explore). Currently there are about 9000 jobs and 3000 more are estimated to open up by 2022 (bls.gov). Many who graduate as O&P…

brain’s capacity to recall memories, thought processes and behavioral tasks needed to carry out activities of daily living and frequently individuals with dementia and Alzheimer’s require constant care (Berk, 2014). Considering this especially as the Baby Boomer generation moves into the late adulthood phase, the increase of those with dementia or Alzheimer’s will reach exceptionally high numbers and the ability to care for them will become a growing societal challenge (Berk, 2014). Utilizing…

generations. My grandfather didn’t approve of my father’s generation. I’m sure its been like that for a very long time as well” Now having a total number of 75.4 million Millennials now outnumber the Baby Boomers, who have a population of 74.9 million. Baby Boomers are people aged 51-69. Boomers are defined by the boom in U.S. births following World War II.…

The other day, my devoted mother texted me to assure my well-being was not at stake. Many may not see the significance of this text; however, my mother was derived from the Baby Boomer Generation, therefore she is not fond of the technology realm. I told her I wasn 't okay. She attempted to continue texting me despite her having odd formatting and grammatical errors in her text. Later, this led to a phone call and the last thing she told me was "Don 't forget to pray and I love you." It was…

generation can grow. However, once this younger generation is in charge, Vanmeter, Grisaffe, Chonko, and Roberts, (2013) believes we will be facing new challenges in workplace communication, due to the way this younger generation was raised by the baby boomer generation. They feel a “sense of entitlement, were raised to believe their opinion matters, and the world loves them and they deserve that love…expecting the world to be flexible with them” (p. 95). Rebuttals have been made in defense of…

The Social Media Effect By Gursimrat Tiwana FaceBook, Twitter, Instagram; these are all universal social media sites that everyone knows about now. Before 2000, there was little to no knowledge about the internet and what we could learn from it. In 2015, we can message, tweet, or blog to people from all around the world within minutes. What once took months to hit the national newspapers is now easily shared with the click of a button via social media sites. We all hear about the dangers of…

The article, “Why is my 5 year old unhappy?” written by psychologist John Rosemond I feel reflects on a question many parents ask themselves today. Rosemond is a bit controversial in his advice on parenting, tending to reference his own experiences growing up. As a parent and a member of the same generation as he is I can relate to some of his theories. The article stress how a parent of a five year old is concerned because is trying to give his only son everything he wants to make in happy.…

the generation who were coming of age after World War I became known as The Lost Generation due to the enormous casualties of young men and the destruction of traditional values due to the ravages of a worldwide war. Another example would be The Baby Boomer generation from the 1950s, who received their title for being born in a time of peace and prosperity…