Who is Silent Generation 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 Silent Generation | Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation /by Neil Howe and Bill Strauss ; Cartoons by R.J. Matson

The Silent Generation is comprised of those people born between the years 1925 and 1942. Silents have some memories of World War II, but very few were old enough to actively take part in it. The Silent Generation is responsible for beginning the Civil Rights movement in the 1950s, but unlike the Baby Boomers who follow them, Silents do not rebel against American institutions as a whole. Instead, Silents try to find their place within the established institutions and work within them, which is why they are called Silent. Silents are the parents of Generation X and make up the bulk of Millenials' grandparents. The Silent Generation is supplying a great deal of money to their Millenial grandchildren and has a warmer relationship with them than their Generation X children.