Clash of Values ... for different generations

Values for the different generations in ...

Mother:

Builders: homemaker mother
Boomers: working mother
Xerrs: single mother
N-geners: single mother/single father

Family:

Builders: close family
Boomers: dispersed family
Xerrs: latchkey kids
N-geners: comfortable with looser structure

Marriage patterns

Builders: married once
Boomers: divorced/remarried
Xerrs: single parent
N-geners: undetermined

Hair:
Builders: short hair
Boomers: long hair
Xerrs: any hair style
N-geners: bleached/spiked

Clothes

Builders: formal
Boomers: casual
Xerrs: bizarre
N-geners: anything goes

Music:

Builders: big band/swing
Boomers: rock’n’roll
Xerrs: alternative/rap
N-geners ska/swing (very diverse)


Money:
Builders: save it now
Boomers: buy it now
Xerrs: want it now
N-geners: get it now (online)

Purchasing:
Builders: purchasing with cash
Boomers: purchasing with credit card
Xerrs: struggling to purchase
N-geners: purchasing online


Marketing:

Builders: ford marketing concept
Boomers: GE marketing concept
Xerrs: ignored market
N-geners: interactive global market


High-tech:

Builders: slide rule
Boomers: calculator
Xerrs: computer(games)
N-geners: networking


Work style:

Builders: team work & commitment to work
Boomers: personal fulfillment
Xerrs: tentative/divided loyalty
N-geners: networking


War:

Builders: win a war (ww 2 patriostism)
Boomers: why a war? (vietnam war demonstrations)
Xerrs: watch a war (desert storm live on TV)
N-geners: winless war (iraq)

Morals:
Builders: puritan ethics
Boomers: sensual
Xerrs: cautious
N-geners: tolerant


Generation periods:
Builders: jan 1901-dec 1945
Boomers: jan 1946-dec 1964
Xers: jan 1965-dec 1976
N-geners: jan 1977-dec 1997

That was part of a service given by my pastor while talking about the evolution of values in the society!