William Strauss
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William Strauss (December 5, 1947 – December 18, 2007) was an American author, playwright, theater director, and lecturer. As an author, he is known for his work with
Biography
Strauss was born in
After receiving his degrees, Strauss worked in Washington, DC as a policy aid to the Presidential Clemency Board, directing a research team writing a report on the impact of the Vietnam War on the generation that was
In 1981, Strauss organized a group of senate staffers to perform satirical songs at the annual office Christmas party of his employer, Senator Percy. The group was so successful that Strauss went on to co-found a professional satirical troupe, the
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During the 1990s, Strauss developed another career as an historian and pop sociologist,
In 1999, Strauss received a diagnosis of
Death
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Strauss died of pancreatic cancer in his home in McLean, Virginia. His wife of 34 years, Janie Strauss, lives in McLean and was a member of the Fairfax County School Board for 26 years. They have four grown children.
Work
Strauss authored multiple books on social generations, as well as a number of plays and musicals.
In 1978, he and Lawrence Baskir co-authored Chance and Circumstance, a book about the Vietnam-era draft. Their second book, Reconciliation After Vietnam (1978) "was said to have influenced" President
Strauss's books with Neil Howe include Generations (1991) and The Fourth Turning (1997), which examine historical generations and describe a theorized cycle of recurring mood eras in American history (now described as the
Howe and Strauss also co-authored 13th Gen (1993) about
Eric Hoover has called the authors pioneers in a burgeoning industry of consultants, speakers and researchers focused on generations. He wrote a critical piece about the concept of "generations" and the "Millennials" (a term coined by Strauss and Howe) for the Chronicle of Higher Education.[9] Michael Lind offered his critique of Howe's book Generations for The New York Times.[13]
Strauss also wrote a number of application books with Howe about the Millennials’ impact on various sectors, including Millennials Go to College (2003, 2007), Millennials in the Pop Culture (2005), and Millennials in K-12 Schools (2008).
Strauss wrote three musicals, MaKiddo, Free-the-Music.com, and Anasazi, and two plays, Gray Champions and The Big Bump, about various themes in the books he has co-authored with Howe. He also co-wrote two books of political satire with Elaina Newport, Fools on the Hill (1992) and Sixteen Scandals (2002).[14]
Selected bibliography
Books
- Chance and Circumstance (1978)
- Reconciliation After Vietnam (1978)
- Generations (1991)
- Fools on the Hill (1992)
- 13th-GEN (1993)
- The Fourth Turning (1997)
- Millennials Rising (2000)
- Sixteen Scandals (2002)
- Millennials Go To College (2003, 2007)
- Millennials and the Pop Culture (2006)
- Millennials and K-12 Schools (2008)
Plays and musicals
- MaKiddo (2000)
- Free-the-Music.com (2001)
- The Big Bump (2001)
- Anasazi (2004)
- Gray Champions (2005)
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Holley, Joe (December 19, 2007). "Bill Strauss, 60; Political Insider Who Stepped Into Comedy". Washington Post.
- ^ "Harvard Kennedy School-History". Retrieved October 5, 2010.
- ^ "Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ "William Strauss, Founding Partner". LifeCourse Associates. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
- ^ Martin, Noah (August 5, 2008). "The Joy of Capppies". Centre View Northern Edition. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
- ^ Toppo, Gregg (July 31, 2007). "A School Musical in Their Own Words". USA Today. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
- ISBN 0-688-08133-9.
- ISBN 0-7679-0046-4.
- ^ a b Hoover, Eric (October 11, 2009). "The Millennial Muddle: How stereotyping students became a thriving industry and a bundle of contradictions". The Chronicle of Higher Education. The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inc. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
- ^ Peters, Jeremy W. (April 9, 2017). "Bannon's Views Can Be Traced to a Book That Warns, 'Winter Is Coming'". The New York Times. p. A20. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ISBN 0-679-74365-0.
- ISBN 0-375-70719-0.
- New York Times Review of Books. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
- ^ "William Strauss". williamstrauss.com. Retrieved October 5, 2010.