What is it about?

Understanding the social, cultural, political, and economic conditions that facilitated the emergence of the "OK Boomer" joke/meme.

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Why is it important?

This research speaks to larger trends in youth political participation, anxiety, precarity, and the likelihood for social protests. It also blends analysis of media/pop-culture with an analysis of ideology/politics.

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This page is a summary of: A Sociological Analysis of “OK Boomer”, Critical Sociology, June 2021, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/08969205211025724.
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