Psychology of Tail-end Gen X... Born Between 1977-1980 (Are They Xennials?)

Psychology of Tail-end Gen X... Born Between 1977-1980 (Are They Xennials?) You were born between 1977 and 1980. The internet calls you a Xennial. Your older cousins call you a baby. Millennials think you're ancient. Frank breaks down why the tail end of Gen X is its own breed — and why you've never needed a label to know exactly who you are. SOURCES: Oxford English Dictionary — Added "Xennial" in 2021, defining it as a person born between the late 1970s and early 1980s exhibiting characteristics of both Generation X and Millennials https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xennials Pew Research Center — Defines Generation X as those born between 1965 and 1980 https://www.pewresearch.org/ Bobby Duffy, King's College London — Research on generational overlap between young Gen X and older Millennials from his book Generations: Does When You're Born Shape Who You Are? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xennials Sarah Stankorb — Coined the term "Xennial" in a 2014 Good Magazine article https://www.salon.com/2016/11/06/conf... Andrew Fluck and Tony Dowden — Australian researchers who described Xennials as straddling the worlds of the ballpoint pen and the computer mouse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xennials Dan Woodman, University of Melbourne — Sociologist who discussed Xennials' pre-social media dating experiences and helped popularize the term https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xennials Star Tribune — "Sandwiched between Gen X and millennials, Xennials seek own identity" https://www.startribune.com/sandwiche...