Generation

Article summary

A generation is all of the individuals born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively. It also is "the average period, generally considered to be about 20–30 years, during which children are born and grow up, become adults, and begin to have children." In kinship, generation is a structural term, designating the parent–child relationship. In biology, generation also means biogenesis, reproduction, and procreation. Generation is also a synonym for birth/age cohort in demographics, marketing, and social science, where it means "people within a delineated population who experience the same significant events within a given period of time." The term generation in this sense, also known as social generations, is widely used in popular culture and is a basis of sociological analysis. Serious analysis of generations began in the nineteenth century, emerging from an increasing awareness of the possibility of permanent social change and the idea of youthful rebellion against the established social order. Some analysts believe that a generation is one of the fundamental social categories in a society; others consider generation less important than class, gender, race, and education.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1883 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1901 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1928 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of birth: 1946 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of birth: 1965 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of birth: 1981 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. date of birth: 1997 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. date of birth: 1991 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. date of birth: 1980 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. date of birth: 1990 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. date of birth: 1979 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. date of birth: 1975 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
13. date of birth: 1998 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
14. date of birth: 1918 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
15. date of birth: 1967 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
16. date of birth: 1949 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
17. date of birth: 1950 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
18. date of birth: 1994 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
19. date of birth: 2000 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
20. date of birth: 1987-06-03 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
21. date of birth: 1981 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
22. date of birth: 1975 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
23. date of birth: 1901 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
24. date of birth: 1954 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
25. date of birth: 1965 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
26. date of birth: 1980 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
27. publication date: 1901 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1883". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1901". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1928". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of birth is "1946". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of birth is "1965". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of birth is "1981". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the date of birth is "1997". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the date of birth is "1991". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the date of birth is "1980". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the date of birth is "1990". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the date of birth is "1979". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the date of birth is "1975". What evidence would count against this claim?
14. The record states that the date of birth is "1998". What evidence would count against this claim?
15. The record states that the date of birth is "1918". What evidence would count against this claim?
16. The record states that the date of birth is "1967". What evidence would count against this claim?
17. The record states that the date of birth is "1949". What evidence would count against this claim?
18. The record states that the date of birth is "1950". What evidence would count against this claim?
19. The record states that the date of birth is "1994". What evidence would count against this claim?
20. The record states that the date of birth is "2000". What evidence would count against this claim?
21. The record states that the date of birth is "1987-06-03". What evidence would count against this claim?
22. The record states that the date of birth is "1981". What evidence would count against this claim?
23. The record states that the date of birth is "1975". What evidence would count against this claim?
24. The record states that the date of birth is "1901". What evidence would count against this claim?
25. The record states that the date of birth is "1954". What evidence would count against this claim?
26. The record states that the date of birth is "1965". What evidence would count against this claim?
27. The record states that the date of birth is "1980". What evidence would count against this claim?
28. The record states that the publication date is "1901". What evidence would count against this claim?
29. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
30. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375085827