Who is Generation X from Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation /by Neil Howe and Bill Strauss ; Cartoons by R.J. Matson and what is their importance? Millennials_Rising:_The_Next_Great_Generation English & Literature Generation X | Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation /by Neil Howe and Bill Strauss ; Cartoons by R.J. Matson

Generation X consists of the people born between the years 1961 and 1981, and they are widely seen as cynical and pessimistic. They are primarily the children of members of the Silent Generation, and they are most of the parents of the latter born half of Millenials. However, many members of Generation X are also the older siblings of older Millenials. Generation X is raised during a time when American culture was not very concerned about children, which is reflected in the low birth rates during the birth years of Generation X. This leads to high rates of drug abuse and criminality among Generation X, but it has also led to Generation X parents to want their own children and lavish attention upon them. This accounts for why there is no drop in the Millenial birth rate even as Baby Boomers leave their prime child bearing years. Generation X is more alienated from the political system than any generation alive at the moment. Currently, Generation X makes up most of the managerial class of the country, and the next time the country faces a crisis, they will serve as the engineers and (possibly) military officers to confront it.