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Elwood Carlson - The Lucky Few. Between the Greatest Generation and the Baby Boom.  - 9781402088506 - V9781402088506
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The Lucky Few. Between the Greatest Generation and the Baby Boom.

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Description for The Lucky Few. Between the Greatest Generation and the Baby Boom. Paperback. Born during the Great Depression and World War Two (1929-1945) an entire generation has slipped between the cracks of history. These Lucky Few became the first American generation smaller than the one before them, and the luckiest generation of Americans ever. This is their story, and the story of how they have affected other generations. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; JF; JHB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 760.

Born during the Great Depression and World War Two (1929–1945) an entire generation has slipped between the cracks of history. These Lucky Few became the first American generation smaller than the one before them, and the luckiest generation of Americans ever. As children they experienced the most stable intact parental families in the nation’s history. Lucky Few women married earlier than any other generation of the century and helped give birth to the Baby Boom, yet also gained in education compared to earlier generations. Lucky Few men made the greatest gains of the century in schooling, earned veterans benefits ... Read more

"Carlson’s work provides an examination of a previously neglected generation while at the same time teaching us how important generational location in general is in determining life chances. It will be a treasured work for the scholars in this area". Steve H. Murdock, Director, U.S. Census Bureau

"Carlson makes the issue of a cohort and cohort analysis come alive". Dudley L. Poston, Jr., Texas A&M University

"The richly documented account of the varying fates of American generations, based chiefly on IPUMS data, provides a fresh perspective on the history of the United States in the twentieth century. This book will become a classic of historical sociology". Steven Ruggles, Director, IPUMS Project

"As a member of the Lucky Few generation, I salute Woody Carlson's masterful analysis of this nearly forgottencohort of Americans". John Weeks, San Diego State University

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402088506
SKU
V9781402088506
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Reviews for The Lucky Few. Between the Greatest Generation and the Baby Boom.
"As a member of the Lucky Few generation, I salute Woody Carlson's masterful analysis of this nearly forgotten cohort of Americans. With a conceptual model drawn especially from the work of Richard Easterlin, and utilizing the treasure trove of PUMS data, Carlson has helped put the past, present, and future of current American generations into proper focus." (John Weeks, San ... Read more

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