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Generation X
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Generation X
Examines media depictions and definition, images vs. reality, social and cultural aspects, stereotypes, myths and future.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages) |
8 sources |
1995
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"It has been claimed that Generation X has failed to create "an original youth culture" of its own (Gross & Scott, 1990, p. 62). Indeed, many of the elements of today's popular culture have been borrowed from previous eras. For example, grunge music is an extension of late 1970s punk rock, and raves are adaptations of late 1960s happenings and LSD parties. It has also been claimed that Generation X has no spokespersons or heroes of its own. Kurt Cobain of the grunge rock group Nirvana was deeply mourned after his suicide in April, 1994, and some people consider him to be a symbol of the angst, frustration and aimlessness of today's youth. However, in actuality, some young people loved Kurt Cobain and some hated him: "The simple truth is that Generation X is too diverse to agree on a hero" (Giles, 1994, p. 68). Because of these factors, few, if any, defining ..."More papers on Generation X:
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