Revolutionized the Way We Age

Revolutionized the Way We Age

Introduction

Baby boom emerged after the Second World War, is used to define the demographic situation of that time period (between 1946 and 1964) characterized by a marked increase in birth. Members of that generation are known as baby boomers. It should not be confused with the term population explosion, which refers to a phase of demographic transition characterized by the decrease in mortality.

In Western societies, the main focus of the research on generations has been on the baby boomer generation. The baby boomers were born after World War II, mostly ...