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| + | <A '''baby boom''' is a period marked by a significant increase of [[birth rate]]. This [[demography|demographic]] phenomenon is usually [[Ascribed characteristics|ascribed]] within certain [[geography|geographical]] bounds of defined [[nationality|national]] and [[culture|cultural]] populations. People born during these periods are often called [[baby boomer]]s. The cause of baby booms involves various [[fertility factor (demography)|fertility factors]]. The [[Mid-20th century baby boom|best-known baby boom]] occurred in the mid-twentieth century, sometimes considered to have started after the end of the [[Second World War]], sometimes from the late 1930s, and ending in the 1960s. | ||
| - | A '''baby boom''' is any period of greatly increased birth rate during a certain period, and usually within certain [[geography|geographical]] bounds and when the birth rate exceeds 2% of the population. Persons born during such a period are often called [[baby boomer]]s. Conventional wisdom has it that baby booms signify [[good times]] and periods of general economic growth and stability. | + | == See also == |
| + | * ''[[Agequake]]'' | ||
| + | * [[American social policy during the Second Red Scare]] | ||
| + | * [[Death rates in the 20th century]] | ||
| + | * [[Generation]] | ||
| + | * [[Population bottleneck]] | ||
| + | * [[Population growth]] | ||
| + | * [[Strauss–Howe generational theory]] | ||
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<A baby boom is a period marked by a significant increase of birth rate. This demographic phenomenon is usually ascribed within certain geographical bounds of defined national and cultural populations. People born during these periods are often called baby boomers. The cause of baby booms involves various fertility factors. The best-known baby boom occurred in the mid-twentieth century, sometimes considered to have started after the end of the Second World War, sometimes from the late 1930s, and ending in the 1960s.
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See also
- Agequake
- American social policy during the Second Red Scare
- Death rates in the 20th century
- Generation
- Population bottleneck
- Population growth
- Strauss–Howe generational theory
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