While I agree heartily with Miriam Weinstein's defense of our generation
(at least, I guess it is mine--I was born in 1943, and was very active in
the 60s), I cannot go along with her categorization of that of our
parents'. My own parents were among the most socially-involved and
service-oriented people I know. It was a generation that came of age in
the depression, fought World War II, and then fought to create a society
of high wages, job stability, expanded education, and social services in
the post-war years.
Mostly, though, I think we should try to avoid characterizing whole
generations as collective entities.
John Berg berg@tron.clas.suffolk.edu
Department of Government Tel: +617-573-8126
Suffolk University Fax: +617-367-4623
Boston, Massachusetts 02108-2770
U.S.A.