The phrase "a generation that received" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the experiences or characteristics of a specific generation, particularly in relation to what they have been given or experienced.
Example: "A generation that received unprecedented access to technology has transformed the way we communicate."
Alternatives: "a generation that was given" or "a generation that experienced".
Are we going to do what it takes to fix our country, or are we going to be remembered as the generation that received more poker chips from their parents than any other and then had to turn around and toss a single chip to their kids and tell them to put it on "Lucky 21" — and hope for the best.
In the 1960s both skinheads and hirsute hippies were challenging the uniformity of a generation that had received its formative haircuts while in uniform.
The common assumption is that millennials are a generation that has received regular praise and recognition and therefore managers need to provide them more praise.
Given the absence of the topic at the two preceding meetings between Obama and Romney, the close of Monday night's event marked the first time in roughly a generation that climate change has failed to receive an airing at any of the presidential debates.
He is a classic type of the generation that received an American education and returned to China — a chain-smoker with a thick brush of gray-flecked black hair, Ferragamo eyeglasses, and a bilingual sense of humor.
F3 animals are the first generation that received no exposure to TBT at any time, and phenotypes observed in F3 animals are considered to be transgenerational and permanent (Anway and Skinner 2006; Jirtle and Skinner 2007).
Lurasidone is a second-generation atypical antipsychotic that received approval in October 2010 by the United States (US) Food and Drug administration (FDA) for the treatment of adult patients with schizophrenia [ 24].
As a Generation III+ reactor that received Final Design Approval by U.S. NRC, AP1000 employs a series of nature forces, such as gravity, natural circulation and compressed gas, to enhance plant safety.
