Word: cohort
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...epicenter of the political quake were Bermeo and his cohort in the so-called NAFTA generation, the largest and most independent-minded youth wave Mexico has seen since the 1920s. They got that moniker by having come of age during the new era ushered in by the three-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, which freed up not just commerce but also the flow of ideas across the border with the U.S. Empowered by its huge size, the NAFTA generation promises to have an impact on Mexican politics, economics and culture as profound as the clout wielded...
...generation is forged through common experience. The cohort described as "matures," born from 1909 to 1945, was shaped by the Depression and World War II. "Boomers," born from 1946 to 1964, grew up in affluence: economic progress was assumed, freeing them to focus on idealism and personal growth. Young Xers, however, lurched through the recession of the early '80s, only to see the mid-decade glitz dissipate in the 1987 stock-market crash and the recession of 1990-91. Gen X could never presume success. In their new book Rocking the Ages, Yankelovich's Smith and his colleague Ann Clurman...
Fragmentation and eclecticism are Gen X hallmarks. For starters, Xers are more racially diverse: only 70% call themselves white vs. 77% of boomers. Compared to a generation ago, nearly twice as many of today's twentysomethings--28%--agree "there is no single way to live." In this cohort, blacks, Hispanics, Asians and Native Americans assert their identity more than ever. And whites are more multicultural. Fair-haired dreadlocks are commonplace. Fashion designers knock off urban street trends rather than the other way around. Gay rights are assumed: the latest campus cause is discrimination against "transgendered persons." Body piercing has gone...
Lisabeth Cohen, whom Gienapp wrote is "one of the top 20th century historians in the country--the absolute best of her cohort," will join the Harvard faculty in the fall. She will "fill some of the gap left by [McGreevy and Fitzpatrick's departures...
...small battle over the nature of the public library is raging in the imaginary cyber-war that grips our country. This war seems to be conducted mostly by middle-aged folks as you may have noticed. Most of our cohort could care less. Our parents, on the other hand, moan about it and fondle it from one moment to the next. Some beg us to embrace the Internet as a paradigm of civic virtue, while others see it as a conduit of sin, the high road to pornography and all manners of smut...