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Baby boomers - Definition and Overview

A baby boom is defined as a period of increased birth rates relative to surrounding generations. Thus, a baby boomer refers to an individual born during such a time period. As a result of baby booms, there exists substantive economic development, as the children born require such items as food and clothes. This in turn can create a job market to meet the demands of the society.

The term is most often used to reference 'the' baby boom in the United States, namely the time after World War II, when the soldiers returned to their wives to start families (1946 - 1964)

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Preceded by:
Silent Generation
1925 – 1945 		Baby Boomers
1946 – 1964 		Succeeded by:
Generation X
1965 – 1981

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Example Usage of boomers
ROCKWITHBECK: @vickihinze Howard Dean sees the future of the Democratic Party if this HC Bill passes. BABY boomers will burn DEMOCRATS 4 a decade or more
MikeAmmo: True or False: Gen-Y is better at multitasking than Baby boomers or Gen-X thanks to technology we grew up using?
americangypsy13: enough. baby boomers, shut the fuck up. u have nothing to offer, yours is a wasted generation, thanks for the music, but please just go away
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