Talk:Generation Jones/Archive 2

End of an era
After years of watching the Vietnam Conflict on the TV and the many MANY affects upon USA society Generation Jonesers performed their part in that melee by being a large portion of those aboard the ships present to "turn out the lights" via the Vietnam Evacuation and the Mayaguez Incident occurring towards the end of the evacuation. Many historians are linking the Mayaguez Incident with the Vietnam Conflict for various reasons.

Thus, the Jonesers were not only impacted by cultural and foreign affairs during a critical part of our mental development years... what may have been mere fads and trends for earlier/older Boomers was a very influential process of Joneser maturation and psychological development and acculturation with long-term impact not seen in the earlier Boomers. Obbop (talk) 13:54, 17 June 2011 (UTC) Obbop

I'm Back!! Hello, folks. Referring to this: "Key characteristics assigned to members are less optimism, distrust of government, and general cynicism." Yes, it IS a generality but when writing about a huge horde of humans space limitations require generalizing. For what it is worth, I am a Generation Joneser who is very disgruntled; enough so that I am convinced that the USA requires a full-scale military coup to erase the federal government and many various institutions and systems that allow an elite class, corporations and other entities to basically "own" the USA and economically and, to an extent, socially, the masses of "common folks." Have a wonderful week folks and wear your seat belts!!!Obbop (talk) 15:07, 12 October 2012 (UTC)

Extent of usage
Some editors are adding text saying that the term has been adopted by sociologists, but the only sources cited are press and marketing. If there are academic / rigorous uses of it as more than a handy label, please add sources. The specific circumstances of USA in the 20th century seem to be where the concept has most applicability - even the UK press only uses it in discuss the US.Martinlc (talk) 17:40, 24 July 2012 (UTC)


 * I agree. Should we edit the article to reflect this? Even in the US, 1961 and later birth years are generally a part of Generation X and those born before 1961 are part of the Boomers. Generation Jones is rarely used, and when it is, it is always referred to the author who coined the term. I don't know of any studies (market research, sociological, psychological, etc.) that uses the term. CreativeSoul7981 (talk) 06:18, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

I have to respectfully disagree. I am an academic, and the term Generation Jones has become pretty widely used within academia, especially within the social sciences, literature and business management studies (here's a recent academia example from the field of literature: http://iah.unc.edu/events/calendar/2013/jeffwilliams ) I don't have time right now, but I will soon provide more examples. If anything, this article underplays, not overplays, the usage of the term; Generation Jones has become much more widely-used than is generally known. I'll come back here with more soon. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChalkWriter (talk • contribs) 02:00, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Correct Birth Years
Virtually everything I've read about Generation Jones uses the 1954 to 1965 birth years, including that written by the creator of this concept and term. One person keeps reverting this article to start Generation Jones in 1957 even though (virtually) no one uses that start point. Lets's go with the birth years that 99% of those who write and speak about this generation use instead of ridiculously using what less than 1% use. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChalkWriter (talk • contribs) 02:08, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

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People, not terms or cohorts
Inline with some of the discussion at Talk:Xennials, we should also refer to Generation Jones as "people" rather than "a term" or "a demograptic cohort." - Scarpy (talk) 01:56, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
 * I agree; please see reference in new section below. Kolya Butternut (talk) 02:01, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Oh...I'd be ok with "cohort". --Kolya Butternut (talk) 02:02, 3 February 2019 (UTC)

I see you reverted these changes. So we had a discussion about term vs people, and you may want to check the bit about references in MOS:LEAD. - Scarpy (talk) 02:34, 3 February 2019 (UTC)

Use of "term" in the lede
This is not good writing. The concept of Generation Jones is a demographic cohort. This is repeatedly stated in the first reference (as of this writing). A quote from the source: "''Though not yet in common parlance, Generation Jones has had a good deal of traction in marketing, particularly since it encompasses some 50 million Americans. For instance, an IBM Global Business Services report notes that Jonesers began the turn to consumption, take technology for granted, and are more willing than boomers to "co-create" new products. They came of age with the Apple Macintosh.

It has also become established as a political demographic, defining a new cohort of European politicians such as Angela Merkel (b. 1954) and Nicolas Sarkozy (b. 1955), as well as those in the United States, among them many of Obama’s advisers..." Kolya Butternut (talk) 01:57, 3 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Some of this may be true, but the term is NOT widely used anywhere, why give it more prominence than is actually true? Try searching Google for Generation Jones. When is the last time you heard someone talk about Generation Jones? And by the way Angela Merkel is a Baby Boomer. Would she refer to herself as a Joneser? C'mon that's ridiculous. P.S. I just searched Google news for Angela Merkel and Generation Jones and there is not a single article that connects the two terms (under news). We should not mislead readers. 2606:6000:6111:8E00:D152:7F46:A25F:D936 (talk) 02:21, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
 * I don't understand what you're saying. Generation Jones is an obscure concept, for sure.  Obscure concepts still have definitions...the concept is that it is a demographic cohort.  Calling it what it is doesn't make it more significant or give it more prominence. Kolya Butternut (talk) 02:29, 3 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Hey, I just want to make sure that you're not editing under two diff accounts Kolya Butternut and Scarpy because a lot of the edits are similar. Just checking, thanks. 2606:6000:6111:8E00:D152:7F46:A25F:D936 (talk) 02:40, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Nope, different people. It would be helpful if you logged in with an account.  It can give the appearance that you are editing under more than one account. Kolya Butternut (talk) 02:45, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
 * This article was created in 2004, 15 years ago. Here's what it said in the lede sentence then: "Generation Jones, according to American social scientist Jonathan Pontell, includes all Americans born from 1954 through 1965, all inclusive."

Jonathan Pontell is a nobody who tried to sell books and ideas. The Baby Boom covers the years 1946-1964, and there is NO ambiguity about it. This article should go.


 * That sentence is how it's been described for over 15 solid years.

There is no such thing as "generation Jones." It is a made-up idea by a know-nothing to try to section off the Baby Boomers. The Baby Boom generation is an official designation by the United States Census, the only such generation so designated. The Baby Boom generation covers the years 1946-1964. There is no point to this bogus article. SN 13 March 2020


 * So, there's nothing about a "demographic cohort". Your recent change, calling it a demographic cohort, is way late in the game. There isn't any old or new research that all of a sudden proclaims they are an official cohort in social science. The other mainline generations however do that, for ex. the U.S. Census recognizes the Baby Boomers (but not Jones). Your thoughts? 2606:6000:6111:8E00:D152:7F46:A25F:D936 (talk) 03:08, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Different people. Feel free to check with WP:SPI if you'd like. You didn't respond to Koyla's request about creating an account. - Scarpy (talk) 03:10, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
 * There's no edit war going on, so it's fine. I'm editing under an IP address. Not challenging or reverting anybody's stuff over and over again. And we're using the talk page to work it out correct? Can you address the status quo issue with the lede too please?2606:6000:6111:8E00:D152:7F46:A25F:D936 (talk) 03:14, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
 * The lead sentence still uses the word "cohort," so how about adding back in the word demographic? Pontell is a social scientists; he has researched this demographic cohort, not that research is necessary to establish a demographic cohort.  "Hipsters" can be a demographic cohort if you're doing a survey to see how many of them have kids.   Kolya Butternut (talk) 04:48, 3 February 2019 (UTC)


 * I support the recently edited version from User:Scarpy which avoids both "term" and "cohort" DynaGirl (talk) 04:53, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
 * How is that better than "demographic cohort?" It's less descriptive. Isn't it true that you just don't want the words "demographic cohort" because you feel like that makes it sound more significant and official than you feel that it is?  What is your understanding of those words? The only reason "group of people" is suggested is because you're being coercive.  Cite sources to show what "demographic cohort" means. Kolya Butternut (talk) 06:58, 3 February 2019 (UTC)

US only?
I'd never heard of GenerationJones before stumbling across this article. Is it a United States thing only? If so, maybe this should be noted in the lead. Silas Stoat (talk) 23:25, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Probably, just have to find the info in the references and write it in the body first. The 2606 IPs have been blocked, so hopefully there shouldn't be any resistance. Kolya Butternut (talk) 01:08, 22 February 2019 (UTC)