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How long is a generation?
by The Call of the Wendigo Sun May 02, 2021 6:51 pm
Generations, we've all heard talk of them. People say things like, "It's not happened in five generations."
But how long is a generation?
No one seems to agree.
Here's where you can answer the question, definitively.
But how long is a generation?
No one seems to agree.
Here's where you can answer the question, definitively.
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Re: How long is a generation?
by The Call of the Wendigo Sun May 02, 2021 6:53 pm
I always take a generation to mean 20 years, as most parents have, traditionally, been 20 years older than their first offspring.
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Re: How long is a generation?
by Nightjar Sun May 02, 2021 7:39 pm
Let's say 25 years - breaks up a century into 4 neat pieces.
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Re: How long is a generation?
by Zarniwoop Sun May 02, 2021 8:45 pm
I have always thought a generation to be 20yrs.
I think 25 would be more sensible.
However, the average age for first time mothers is about 29....so there is an argument for 30
I think 25 would be more sensible.
However, the average age for first time mothers is about 29....so there is an argument for 30
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Re: How long is a generation?
by Nightjar Sun May 02, 2021 9:05 pm
People live longer and have kids later than they did too.
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Re: How long is a generation?
by Fangirl Three Mon May 03, 2021 6:12 am
I always assume 25 years (a tidy 4 per century) pre-Industrial Revolution, and 30 afterwards.
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