baby buster

Definitions

Someone born between the baby boom and the baby boomlet; a Gen-Xer.

Examples

“Since today’s young adults were born during a period when the U.S. birthrate decreased to half the level of its postwar peak, in the wake⟳ of the great baby boom, they are sometimes called the baby busters. By whatever name⟳, so far they are an unsung generation, hardly recognized as a social force⟳ or even noticed much at all.”

“As was made clear in Section III. A, a baby buster spends more time with his parents, since the burden of taking care of one's parents is shared by fewer siblings.”

“The solution of some is to design⟳ what are in effect baby buster churches, or at least baby buster church services.”

“In the medium term, 2015-2030, the average baby boomer is of age 60-75 – his parents are no longer living in this period — and the average baby buster is of age 30–45.”

“The force⟳ of media means that popular culture creates the sensibility, rather than offering a 'statement' of the 'authentic baby buster mentalitae ' (2005:19).”

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