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The Lucky Few: Between the Greatest Generation and the Baby Boom

The Lucky Few: Between the Greatest Generation and the Baby Boom

zoom enlarge 		Author: Elwood Carlson
Publisher: Springer
Category: Book

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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 216
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.8

ISBN: 1402085400
Dewey Decimal Number: 304.609043
EAN: 9781402085406
ASIN: 1402085400

Publication Date: June 30, 2008
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P/P PBorn during the Great Depression and World War Two (1929#x2013;1945) an entire generation has slipped between the cracks of history. These Lucky Few became the first American generation smaller than the one before them, and the luckiest generation of Americans ever. As children they experienced the most stable intact parental families in the nation#x2019;s history. Lucky Few women married earlier than any other generation of the century and helped give birth to the Baby Boom, yet also gained in education compared to earlier generations. Lucky Few men made the greatest gains of the century in schooling, earned veterans benefits like the Greatest Generation but served mostly in peacetime with only a fraction of the casualties, came closest to full employment, and spearheaded the trend toward earlier retirement. Even in retirement/old age the Lucky Few remain in the right place at the right time. Here is their story, and the story of how they have affected other recent generations of Americans before and since./P P"STRONGCarlson#x2019;s work provides an examination of a previously neglected generation while at the same time teaching us how important generational location in general is in determining life chances. It will be a treasured work for the scholars in this area/STRONG". EMSteve H. Murdock, Director, U.S. Census Bureau/EM/P P/P P"STRONGCarlson makes the issue of a cohort and cohort analysis come alive/STRONG". EMDudley L. Poston, Jr., Texas AM University/EM/P P/P P"STRONGThe richly documented account of the varying fates of American generations, based chiefly on IPUMS data, provides a fresh perspective on the history of the United States in the twentieth century. This book will become a classic of historical sociology/STRONG". EMSteven Ruggles, Director, IPUMS Project/EM/P P/P P"STRONGAs a member of the Lucky Few generation, I salute Woody Carlson's masterful analysis of this nearly forgotten cohort of Americans/STRONG". EMJohn Weeks, San Diego State University/EM/P P/P

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5 out of 5 stars Really insightful   July 1, 2008
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

A richly detailed view of the heretofore hidden aspects of generations within the American population. Great story ideas for us writers; new insights into subtleties of consumer markets differentiated by age.br /-Peter Morrison

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