Visualizing the Baby Boom:

Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World

KieranHealy¹ 

关键词: visualization;    generations;    baby boom;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2378023118777324

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

I provide a tiled visualization of average monthly birth rates between 1938 and 1991 for the United States and England and Wales. Ideas about demographic “generations” such as Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials are in widespread use in popular discussions of social change, often quite fancifully. The visualization makes apparent the sheer scale of the U.S. Baby Boom in comparison to other alleged generations.

【 授权许可】

CC BY