Canada's Baby Boom Generation

David Foot, a Canadian demographer puts forward some economic prediction in the aspect of demographics in his recent research. He states his opinion that which countries will success and which countries will be in trouble in the next 20 years are predictable, based on the number of old and young people they have. An adequate amount of young people who are ready to work is the key for economies growth. Lack of enough young people to work will result in underproduction, while too many of them will lead to youth unemployment and unrest. In the article “Is Canada Headed for Demographic Disaster,” the author Diane Francis makes some predictions based on demographics. Countries such as Syria, Libya, Yemen, and Egypt are in danger since their birth

Over the last few decades Canadians’ desire and need for children has drastically changed. As stated in “Canada’s Shrinking Families”, “[C]anadian families are shrinking as fewer children are being born than in previous decades”(Mitchell 1). More and more data and information has emerging on family life in Canada, for example according to “ Canada’s Shrinking Families”, “[T]he average family size has declined from 3.7 members in 1971 to 3.0 in 2006” (Mitchell 1). Canada’s continuously changing society has changed its perspective on the need for larger families. As a result, this creates great impacts on Canada and its citizens. The impacts of shrinking families in Canada are considerably more positive as it can prevent overpopulation, create more positive impacts towards the Canadian economy, and cause an increase healthy child development.

By not being influenced or controlled by any other power comes independence, what creates pride, strength and eventually a nation. Canada’s independence from the British Empire was created on July 1st, 1867 but it wasn't until future pivotal events that proved Canada's independence as a country, These significant events and acts that created Canada's coming of age were the battle of Vimy Ridge during WW1 that was successful single handedly by the Canadians, Operation Overlord, where Canadian troops proved the most successful in taking control across D-day, and Canada being seated in the League Of Nations and later the United Nations, proving itself to not only be equal but well respected by many nations.

Societal Change contributes to an ever changing society in Canada. Two distinct adaptations that contribute to this developing society include Immigration and Equality. Immigration was almost non-existent in 1939, with Canada being a largely white settler dominion. As the years progressed, Immigration began to increase until Canada moved to become a multicultural, multiracial society at its current stage in 2017. By 2039, I would expect Canada to be even more multicultural, taking into account the Syrian Refugee crisis, many more refugees will be coming to Canada, thus influencing this idea of more racially diverse community. Equality between sexes was also something that contributed to this changing society in Canada. Women moved from being

Following World War II, there was a major cultural shift throughout all of America, as society adjusted from living through the Depression and the War to newfound prosperity and opportunities. The country was thriving with new medical breakthroughs and technologies, as well as new forms of media spreading different ideas throughout the country like never before. This generation, created by the Baby Boom, had the freedom to do things their parents did not, and spend their free time on activities they wanted to. Without having to worry about working to help keep their family afloat or go to war, they were able to concentrate on art, music, sports and other materialistic aspects which has been the outline for our culture since that time. This transition caused the youth to create their own organizations and essentially their own society which looked completely different from anything America had seen in the past, this also created a lot of tension between the youth and their elders.

40. How do you suppose the demographics of an aging population of “Baby Boomers” in the United States will affect the demand for milk? Justify your answer.

Canada is a country that is undergoing advancements in all regions day-to-day. This growth has also changed the mentality of people towards getting married and having kids, there has been a drastic decrease in the fertility rate of Canada during the last 100 years; furthermore, the shrinkage of families are linked to factors like medical advancements, economic trends, historical and psychological reasons etc. We will discuss some of the major factors a family takes into consideration while planning about expanding their family.

It is no surprise that our world and the people in it constantly change as time passes by. With new lifestyles, morals, technology, and many other changes, looking back on other generations and how the people lived might seem unusual. Two generations now that are living at the same time are the Baby Boomers and the Millennials. The Baby Boomers are people born from 1946 to 1964 in the post-World War II period. The Millennials are individuals born from 1977 to 2000. These dates are just approximate time periods of these generations because there are no precise years for these generations. The way these generations

Dementia is one of the age-related disorders which commonly affect the aging elderly population (65 and over). In 2010, the approximate number of people who had dementia was 35.6 million and it is estimated to double every twenty years, to 65.7 million in 2030 and 115.4 million in 2050 respectively. The incidence of dementia every year is 7.7 million which equals to one new case every four seconds (World Health Organization [WHO], 2012). In 2011, the Canadian baby boom generation initially began to turn 65 and became part of the elderly population which significantly impacted the fertility rates (Rockwood & Keren, 2010). In Canada, the elderly population accounts for approximately 13% of the population and one in eleven has dementia (Stein-Parbury & Eliopoulos, 2014). The researchers have estimated that by 2036, it will account for 25% of the population and 28% by 2061 (Bartfay, Bartfay & Gorey, 2013). There are many forms of dementia that an individual can acquire. Alzheimer’s disease is one of the common forms of dementia in the elderly population (National Institutes of Health, 2013). Currently, approximately five million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease (WHO, 2012) from which two thirds account for women (Alzheimer’s Association, 2014). The reason behind more women having Alzheimer’s disease is merely due to the fact that women have higher life expectancy and old age contributes to higher risk for acquiring Alzheimer’s disease. It is apparent that Alzheimer’s disease

The baby boom profoundly affected American society in three ways: Social Change, Music, and Economics.

Andrew J. Cherlin, a sociologist at John Hopkins University and specialist in the sociology of families and public policy, attempts to answer the question: how has the institution of marriage changed in the United States during the past sixty years? Cherlin starts with the changes in marriage that come from many things and that mostly has to do with the long term changing in culture and morals of people. Recent decades have seen a development of individualism and an increasing importance in marriages. The increase of women into the workforce and the need for wage labor are the beginning of the trends brought on by transition of marriage.

We are living in a world of change, how kids live their life today isn’t like how their parents lived their lives 20 years ago. Over time many things have changed from ways of communication to how a person lives their everyday lifestyle. Even how these generations approach education is different. However, with that said just because there are many differences does not mean they’re are not many comparisons between the generations as well. Though we come from different generations we all are share similarities some of which you would never expect.

One thing is for certain, in most cases, the population is noticeably post-poning retirement. This population consists of a general cast known as the Baby Boomers. During this era of both political and social change, while turning out differently than most expected, it appears that boomers are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to health. Throughout the years, as a generation that dominates American life, there is remains a separation. However, there is much that ties them together. A growing pressure exists, while having a massive impact on an aging health care in an already haphazard system, there is a calling toward a need for transformations in senior health care.

Following Second World War and up until 1965, Canada’s birthrate rose to a significant number with over 8.2 million babies born between the time period. These babies are often referred to the baby boomers whose demographic influence was most important to the economic, technological, and social development in Canadian history. Nowadays, many political people and economists are raising concerns about the large impact the baby boomers will have in the future. The aging baby boomers will negatively elevate many issues in the near future as examined through the decrease in growth of the labor force, the significant increase in heathcare spendings, and ultimately leads to financial problems for retirement.

About nine months after World War II, The largest generation was born. We called them the baby boomers. In 1946, 3.4 million were born, another 3.8 million in 1947 and more than 4 million every year from 1954 until 1964 when the numbers finally went down. The baby boomers made up 40% of the nations population and thats about 76.4 million of them in total.