The master trend : how the baby boom generation is remaking America /

The Baby Boom generation is leading the nation into the future. Having elected one of its own to the White House, this generation - the largest and best educated in history - is poised to place its imprint on the 21st century. Cheryl Russell - acclaimed author of 100 Predictions for the Baby Boom an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Russell, Cheryl, 1953-
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Plenum Press, [1993]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Thrill Is Gone
  • 2. The Birth of the Baby Boom
  • 3. The Baby Boom Breaks the Rules
  • 4. The Baby Boom Hits the Wall
  • 5. The First Free Agent
  • 6. Technology and Individualism
  • 7. The First Generation of Free Agents
  • 8. The Next Generation of Free Agents
  • 9. Free Agents around the World
  • 10. On a Collision Course
  • 11. The Personalized Economy
  • 12. A Preference for Leisure
  • 13. The Star System
  • 14. The Working Family
  • 15. The Fight against Obligations
  • 16. The Marriage Market
  • 17. The Baby Boom's Children
  • 18. The Rise of the Matriarchal Family
  • 19. Women as Kin Connectors
  • 20. The Ten Commandments
  • 21. The Rise of Crime
  • 22. The Rise of Tolerance
  • 23. The Rise of Self-Interest
  • 24. Growing Old, but Not Gracefully
  • 25. The End of Early Retirement
  • 26. The Money Supply
  • 27. The Fortunate Few
  • 28. Old and Alone
  • 29. Improving Health
  • 30. Spiritual Therapy
  • 31. The Final Judgment