Being born in 1972, I feel like I have many of the traits that would define me as being part of “Generation X”. Although I want to be part of the web design field and I like to keep up and have new technology and possessions, I do feel that I’m a guy who is very much defined much by my experiences and the experiences of others I come in contact with. While I might not fit all of the definition, there are parts that I can closely relate to.
As it was said in Marketing An Introduction, “many of the Gen Xers that are parents, family comes first—both children and their aging parents—and career second.14 From a marketing standpoint, the Gen Xers are a more skeptical bunch” (Marketing An Introduction, Pg. 73) and I feel this is a trait of being a Gen -Xer that I fits me. Being Asian, I value family and it has always been a priority in my life and although I don’t have kids, whenever I’ve had girlfriends who’ve had kids, I’ve always put them first and treated them like they were my own. My parents have also been a priority in my life and seeing them happy means a lot to me and can have an impact on how I live my life. Now I don’t necessarily follow everything they say and live my life according to how they want, but since I was raised by them, I feel the need to give back to them. Growing up, they worked hard to raise my sister and I and were away from the house most of the time to where My sister and I had to take care of ourselves while they tried to make ends meet. I feel that now that I am able to, I’ll do my best to pay them back.
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