tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post7020335325625121393..comments2024-03-28T21:56:51.675-04:00Comments on Face to Face: Pictures of teenagers in the good old daysagnostichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-10137570612605510162013-06-17T17:38:14.994-04:002013-06-17T17:38:14.994-04:00One thing I notice about those photos is that it r...One thing I notice about those photos is that it reminds me of photos of adults in the 1960's: everyone is grungy and hairy looking. The adults in the 60's (and I don't mean the flower children or rockers: I'm thinking of construction workers, blue collar guys: the vibe you get from Martin Scorcese films-or meathead from All in the Family) all seem extremely hairy (arms, moustaches, razor shadow, etc) to me as compared to later eras. <br /><br />This may be a function of the camera and black and white photography, or it may be a function of the setting: it seems like New Yorkers are just grungier than everyone else.<br /><br />I grew up in the same era, and my memory of that time is really of a weird combination of colorful, clean wholesomeness with rebellion: think of skateboard kids with long hair and an attitude, or feathered long hair of Farrah Faucett on 15 year old girls. They don't project grunginess like those photos do, but they do project a bit of streetsmarts or confidence, as well as independence. <br /><br />anon Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-49936398869870333192013-06-13T20:45:05.070-04:002013-06-13T20:45:05.070-04:00Something I was wondering was if there is a statis...Something I was wondering was if there is a statistic which correlates with equality vs. inequality?<br /><br />-CurtisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-67640864374834969422013-06-13T19:59:05.286-04:002013-06-13T19:59:05.286-04:00Now, how does this effect personality? Once again...Now, how does this effect personality? Once again according to Strauss and Howe:<br /><br />Prophets(Baby-boomers) = Individualistic, Idealistic<br /><br />Nomads(Gen-Xers) = Individualistic, Pragmatic<br /><br />Civics(Greatest Generation) = Community-oriented, Idealistic<br /><br />Adaptives(Silent Generation) = Community-oriented, Pragmatic<br /><br />-CurtisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-84843605685366276532013-06-13T19:49:43.571-04:002013-06-13T19:49:43.571-04:00"I wonder if that's how the prevailing pa..."I wonder if that's how the prevailing parenting style changes direction -- when a generation that grew up so quickly has kids of their own, they remember their own hurried youth and try to put the brakes on their kids' development. Then when the sheltered and stunted have kids, they want them to have the more footloose and fancy-free social life that they never got to enjoy as youngsters themselves."<br /><br />Neil Howe and William Strauss argue this in their book "Generations". It has some things in common with yours, though the crime rate isn't worked into the theory.<br /><br />"Prophet" generations are "indulged" as children(allowed to do what they want, but also given what they ask for). Baby-boomers are an example of prophets.<br /><br />"Nomad" generations are "neglected" as children(allowed to do what they want, but not given any help). Gen-Xers are an example of nomads.<br /><br />"Civic" generations are "protected" as children(essentially, restricted from doing risky things, but not forced to do things either). The Greatest Generation and the Millenials(according to Strauss and Howe) are civics.<br /><br />"Adaptive" generations are "suffocated" as children(prevented from doing risky things, and also forced to do things by their parents). The Silent Generation is an example of adaptives; and according to Strauss and Howe, the "Homeland" generation(born after 2005).<br /><br />So, one difference between the Boomers and Gen-Xers is that the Boomers were given lots of help and goodies by their elders(in addition to having freedom - the best of both worlds). Gen-Xers, on the other hand, didn't get any help or treats(though they were given freedom to do what they wanted).<br /><br />If you wanted to apply this schema to your ideas, "Generation Y" would be the civic generation. Members of Gen Y were held back from doing risky things, but they weren't forced to engage in a plethora of preplanned activities, either. Millenials, on the other hand, were not only held back from risky behavior, but were also forced to do a bunch of stuff they didn't want to do. The Millenials were small kids when parents began loading up their children with soccer practice, chess practice, volunteer work, etc.<br /><br />-Curtis<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com