Essay about Retirement of The Baby Boomer Generation

In America, people are changing their views on aging and the elderly. Some of the reasons that the attitudes are changing could be due to more elderly people are remaining in the work place longer, as opposed to retiring early. Riffkin (2014). And there is the fact that we baby boomers are living longer. Even though the U.S. only ranks 53rd with a life expectancy of 79. That’s an increase of one year since 2010. (“The World: Life Expectancy” 2016)

This generational gap was what altered the development of real learning, for it allowed Generation Me children to assume that hard work was not needed to succeed and to learn. Due to the different mindset that was developed through the gap, self-esteem was not lacking in GenMe. So, it is understandable why Boomers felt that an individual should be more important than society. They had to go through life fighting for what they believed in, causing what Tannen calls the “human spirit” to take the blow (Tannen, 419). She states, “contentious public discourse becomes a model for behavior and sets the tone for how individuals experience their relationship to others and the society we live in” (Tannen, 419). Baby Boomers did not have self-esteem so they enforced it on their children, keeping them from ever feeling that way. The cause of them feeling this way is that “the human brain is almost infinitely malleable” (Carr, 70). That malleability was used by Baby Boomer parents in order for them to set a sense of self-esteem and individualism in their children. This alteration of their children’s minds was Boomer parents’ first mistake, for it did not allow children to discover their own worth. Rather, it supplied them with false encouragement, and prevented the possibility of engaging themselves in a society where everyone works together and is confident, but not individualistic.

Many people in the "baby boomer" generation are staying active as they age. By either jogging, swimming or becoming part of a sports team. They strive to remain youthful and mentally young and view retirement as an active period of their life. Theirinterest in health , fitness, looking young and attractive and longevity is quite phenomenal. They can expect to live longer due to medical advances however stress and burnout could impact on this expectation of longevity. They are well educated, thirsty for information interested in travel and will want to stay involved in the political processes. In addition they are optimistic, forward thinking and undoubtedly redefine old age. As the oldest of the nation's 75 million baby boomers approach the age of 60, a Pew Research Center survey finds many are looking ahead to their own retirement while balancing a full plate of family responsibilities either raising children or providing financial and other

We all will one day face the reality of growing older. There are many aspects of this change that will affect us in a large way. According to the Merck Manual of Health and Aging, 1.5% of Americans are 85 or older. This research states that the number of people 100 years or older could rise from 1 out of 5,578 in the year 2000, to 1 out of 472 in the year 2050. It brings out that women have a longer life expectancy than men, among people aged 65 and older in the year 2000, there were 70 men for every 100 women. For people aged 85 and older the figure was 41 men for every 100 women. The site goes on to say that approximately 11% of Americans aged 65 and older are below the poverty line. (The Merck Manual of Health and Aging:

and 1964. Soldiers returning from WWII caused a rise in the birth rate of the United

Baby boomers grew up in a generation that had high hopes for the future of their country. More people mean’t more education, higher levels of income and thus more buying and spending than any previous generations in history. It was in itself, a generational movement of people who believed they were

Aging Americans, like other age groups, are feeling the effects of the declining real estate and stock markets, as well as soaring fuel and food prices. Seniors’ economic security will only increase in importance as the U.S. population ages. The nation’s health and social services resources will face unprecedented demand as 75 million people in the baby boomer generation reach retirement age—some with eroded savings and retirement accounts. Aging people of color are more likely than white

Westerhof, have “migrated in time” and experienced it all, each event shaping, molding, and changing them into who they are today (12). Gerben J. Westerhof wrote an article in the Journal of Aging Studies titled, “‘During My Life So Much Has Changed That It Looks Like A New World To Me’ A Narrative Perspective On Migrating In Time.” In this article, Westerhof organizes a study of the Silent Generation to analyze their views about cultural change and about how they identify with today’s culture. The Silent Generation refers to those born in the late 1920s to early 1940s. They are those aged sixty-nine to eighty-six and are typically referred to by Millennials as grandparents. The Silent Generation lived during world wars, great economic depression, and a time of social and religious conservatism. In his article, Westerhof concludes that not all members of the Silent Generation choose to identify with their past culture. In fact, his research concludes that some members of the Silent Generation choose to identify with Millennials, one interviewee simply stating, “It is better nowadays than it used to be in the past” (15). Through the use of ethos and sufficient

Baby-boomers have dominated American culture for nearly five decades. Likened by demographers to a pig moving through a python, boomers account for one

Data from the Census Bureau tell us that in 2015, there are around 47.8 million Americans age 65 and older, up from about 25.5 million just 35 years ago; demographers predict that in another 35 years, there will be nearly 88 million Americans in this age group. The rate of growth of the “oldest old” population—those age 85 and older—is even more dramatic: Their numbers currently stand at approximately 6.3 million, but by 2050, that number will have almost tripled, to 18.7 million Americans. This population explosion is unprecedented in history, and the resulting demographic shift is causing profound social and economic changes.

This biological age often gives rise to certain needs. The Maple article (2002) describes the history of the population boom, and warns current and prospective counselors about the professional needs this generation (known as the baby boomers) is going to need. This article discusses the skillset that baby boomers will need in professional assistances, such as respect of the elderly, and ability to advocate for their clients. With the largest age group reaching late adulthood, it will be interesting to see how society in the United States of America adjusts and changes to accommodate these individuals.

During the Great Depression and World War II many Americans delayed marrying and having children because of the poor economy. The number of marriages and births soared after the war. Many older couples who had delayed having children began having them when the war ended. This increase in births among both younger and older American couples created the Baby Boom Generation. This large group of people born in the U.S. from 1946 to 1964 amounted to 76 million children. Those born during this time make up approximately 36% of today’s population (Deutsch). What impact has this had on the economy? Read on to see how the baby boom generation has affected the economy and what will happen as they retire.

A few of the most common occupations for baby boomers include, but are not limited to, office clerks and administrative support services, accounting and bookkeeping, sales management/business management/middle management, manual labor and construction workers, law enforcement, elementary school teachers and nurses (“Selected Post”, n.d.). Women were typically the ones found working clerical jobs because of the financial stability and convenient work schedule that these jobs provided (“Selected Post”, n.d.). Throughout the baby boomer generation, many of the college graduates pursued careers in bookkeeping and accounting, as well as in middle management, sales, and business (“Selected Post”, n.d.). For those who didn’t receive a college education, manual labor and construction jobs were popular due to the fact that workers could start without having an education and could easily learn the required skills while on the job (“Selected Post”, n.d.). Law enforcement was yet another common career path chosen by baby boomers because they wanted to make a difference in their

I believe that all four of the generations in the work place can work together without having any conflicts. Many professional facilities and companies have people of different age groups working together in the same field. There are many articles written by different people who say that studies show that there are many conflicts between the generations, while working together. The four different types of generations are the veterans, the baby boomers, the generation X, and the generation Y. I will talk of all their important characteristics and compare and contrast their qualities based on work ethics, education, and multi-tasking.

While the “Greatest Generation” is a title often given to those Americans who lived and died during the era of the Great Depression and World War II, their offspring, the “Baby Boom” generation, significantly shaped and improved the American landscape as well if for no greater reason than the sheer number of people who make up this population (Steinhorn, 2006). Today, based predominantly on that very same reason, the baby boomer population is now making a very different, yet equally as profound impact on American society. More