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100 1 $aBarnard, Robert,$d1967-
245 10 $aChips & pop :$bdecoding the nexus generation /$cRobert Barnard, Dave Cosgrave, Jennifer Welsh.
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260 $aToronto, Ont. :$bM. Lester Books,$c℗♭1998.
300 $a290 pages ;$c24 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 271-282) and index.
520 $a"By definition, this generation -- those born between the early sixties and late seventies -- has no "hard edges". It is a generation based on formative experiences and pivotal events rather than specific birthdates and cohort size. Essentially, you are a Nexus if you first felt the effects of the computer chip and global media at some point during your formative years. This means you could have encountered a PC for the first time in university or mastered Pong (the first video game) at the age of seven. You could be Nexus if you watched live CNN coverage of the Gulf War at high school, saw the space shuttle Challenger blow up in high school, or were the first kid in your neighbourhood with cable TV and a remote control." (p.17,18).
520 $a"Two common themes that emerge from Nexus' formative experiences are paradox and instability. First, Nexus has been forced to reconcile many seemingly contradictory notions and ideas. It was promised free love and space travel, only to have these promised repealed [by the Challenger disaster and the threat of AIDS]. It was guaranteed nuclear conflict between two ideological solitudes, but the conflict fizzled and the solitudes converged. Energy scarcity pointed to a potentially "darkened" world, though in the end our reckless use of energy holds an even darker threat. The benefits of many religions seem to Nexus to be realizable only after death... Second, Nexus has been forced to manufacture stability within increasingly unstable environments. Nexus has survived broken or dysfunctional families and endured economic fortunes tied to business cycles. It has lived under a haze of political uncertainty and a political system increasingly unable to cope with this. Nexus' quest for stability will remain important as it moves into full adulthood." (pp. 59,60).
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700 1 $aWelsh, Jennifer M.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aBarnard, Robert, 1967-$tChips & pop.$dToronto, Ont. : M. Lester Books, ℗♭1998$w(OCoLC)776148031
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