Who is Generation X from Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation /by Neil Howe and Bill Strauss ; Cartoons by R.J. Matson and what is their importance? Millennials_Rising:_The_Next_Great_Generation English & Literature Generation X | Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation /by Neil Howe and Bill Strauss ; Cartoons by R.J. Matson

Generation X consists of the people born between the years 1961 and 1981, and they are widely seen as cynical and pessimistic. They are primarily the children of members of the Silent Generation, and they are most of the parents of the latter born half of Millenials. However, many members of Generation X are also the older siblings of older Millenials. Generation X is raised during a time when American culture was not very concerned about children, which is reflected in the low birth rates during the birth years of Generation X.