None of them
Generation Jones (1960-1964, but often given 1955-1964) is separate from both Boomers and GenX. Those born 1955-1959 are Boomers imo, but 1960-1964 were definitely not. I was born in 1961. Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, Keana Reeves, Barrack Obama etc. are not Boomers
We have been lumped erroneously in the past with Boomers (we were called shadow boomers) only because of birth rate, but now more often with Gen X (1961-1976, 1977-1981 are Xennials), not a snug fit either. The true Shadow Boomers are the 1955-1959 gang who were too young for Vietnam but remain part of the Baby Boomers because they still remember the turbulent 2nd half of the 1960's, including Robert Kennedy and MLK's assasinations in 1968. The 1960-1964 group is a whole seperate generation.
How it should be:
1927-1940 = Silent Generation (too young for WW2 and born before most of it, this unfortunate group were mostly born in the Great Depression in the U.S.), 14 years
1941-1945 = Rock and Roll Generation (WW2 Babies, these guys invented Youth Culture in America and the concept of the "teenager". American Graffitti was their world as teens, these are kids brought up on first generation rock and roll like Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley.....John Lennon, Mccartney, Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Wilson, Bob Dylan and haha Bernie Sanders were all born here, as were many more of the greatest 60's icons, rising birth rate) 5 years, links Silent to Boomers
1946-1959 = Baby Boomers (post-WW2 babies, Vietnam vets, Woodstock generation, social change, BIG birthrate, kids of mostly Greatest Generation, but some with Silent Generation), 14 years
1960-1964 = Generation Jones (punk-rock generation, "That 70's show" and "Freaks and Geeks" was about them, start of 2 income household, original Star Wars, PC, and videogame generation ie Pong, BIG birthrate, kids of Silent Generation), 5 years, links Boomers with X
1965-1976 = Generation X (latch-key kids, MTV [shared with Jones] generation, NES and SNES, Sega, lower birth rate), 12 years
1977-1981 = Xennials or Gen Catalano (grew up with Grunge, Tupac, My So-Called Life, MTV reality shows and all things 90's, "My So-Called Life" was a good representation of many of them) 5 years, links X with Millenials
1982-1995 = Millennials or Gen Y (what can I say, most of you, BIG birth rate) 14 years
1996-2000 = ? (not sure what you call these guys but they are tied to technology and aren't much aware of the impact of 9/11), 5 years, link Millenials with Gen Z
2001- 2014? = Gen Z (neck-deep in technology and social media, very diverse in many respects), 14 years?
The 5 year buffer generations are just as major as the 12 and 14 year generations, but they are generations of rapid change. For instance, with Generation Jones, we grew up initially with a Baby Boomer hippie mindset, but came of age with computers, rapid technology advancements and had to adjust to a Gen X-like reality with rising divorce rates and lack of jobs, so we changed somewhat. We are like half Boomer, half X, but not a neat fit to either. I imagine Xennials are similar to X and millenials but not a neat fit to those groups either. I get along equally with Boomers and Gen X and feel a kinship with Xennials generally.
Also, you are not likely to have kids from the same generation.
Well, this is all how I see things.
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