Generation X, commonly abbreviated to Gen X, is a term used to
refer to the generation born after the baby boom ended, from the
mid to late 1970s. In the 1991 book Generations, William
Strauss and Neil Howe call this generation the "13th Generation"
and define the birth years for this generation as the
1970s).this generation saw the inception of the home computer, the
rise of videogames, and the Internet as a tool for social and
commercial purposes. Other attributes identified with this
demographic are Dot-com businesses, early MTV, Desert Storm, Grunge
and Hip hop culture.
Memebrs of this generation were also known to question
authorithy, being violent and harbour vigilante ideas
