They affiliate with groups and causes. Loyalty and hard work are common characteristics. Boomers avoid belonging. Privacy is revered. Independence, and indifference are common traits.
Convenience is far more important than any cause.
Xers choose personal relationships with peers over society, institutions, or family. The sexual revolution has come and gone, but its effect is here to stay. Boomers are the ones most affected by this. They have come to regard sex as recreation. Their infidelity applies not only to their marriages, but also to all relationships.