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Generation X
Generation X, commonly abbreviated to Gen X, is the generation born after the Western Post–World War II baby boom. Demographers and commentators use birth dates ranging from the early 1960s to the early 1980s.
==Origin of term==
The term ''Generation X'' was coined by the Magnum photographer Robert Capa in the early 1950s. He used it later as a title for a photo-essay about young men and women growing up immediately after the Second World War. The project first appeared in ''Picture Post'' (UK) and ''Holiday'' (US) in 1953. Describing his intention, Capa said "We named this unknown generation, The Generation X, and even in our first enthusiasm we realised that we had something far bigger than our talents and pockets could cope with." 〔(GenXegesis: essays on alternative youth (sub)culture By John McAllister Ulrich, Andrea L. Harris ) p. 5.〕
The name was popularized by Canadian author Douglas Coupland's 1991 novel ''Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture'', concerning young adults during the late 1980s and their lifestyles. While Coupland's book helped to popularize the phrase Generation X, he erroneously attributed it to English rock musician Billy Idol in a 1989 magazine article.〔Coupland, Doug. "( Generation X )." ''Vista'', 1989.〕 In fact, Idol〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiMFvx43vpw )〕 had been a member of the punk band Generation X from 1976 to 1981, which was named after Deverson and Hamblett's 1965 sociology book on British youth, ''Generation X''〔Hamblett, Charles, and Jane Deverson. "generation X". Greenwich, Conn.: Fawcett Publications, 1964.〕—a copy of which was owned by Idol's mother.〔(Generation X – A Punk History with Pictures )〕
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