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Originally Posted by btimbit
I hate that I'm about to weigh in on this, but isn't the definition of a generation like, 20 years? So 3 generations ago is the 60's
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That IS part of the problem though.
Some folks are defining a 'generation' as 'one lived life'. So a household containing grandparents, parents and children could be called a '3 generation' household. These days, for clarity, some have started referring to this kind of generation as a 'familial generation'.
Other folks are using social generations, which are roughly 20-30 years and usually refer to common age experiences instead of life length.
They aren't really interchangeable though, for the problem you noted.