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| Exploring generational intelligence as a model for examining the process of intergenerational relationships | | Author(s) | Simon Biggs, Irja Haapala, Ariela Lowenstein |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 31, part 7, October 2011 |
| Pages | pp 1107-1124 |
| Source | http://www.journals.cambridge.org/aso |
| Keywords | Family relationships ; Age groups [elderly] ; Young people ; Theory. |
| Annotation | This article discusses an emerging model of intergenerational relationships that places oneself in the position of a person of a different age. It examines an experiential approach that draws on sociological thinking on generational consciousness and on the relationships between conflict, solidarity and ambivalence. The main emphasis is on the processes of generational experience, and a distinction is made between the informational knowledge that is available to social actors and the degree to which it is possible to act intelligently. The latter highlights the steps that would need to be taken to become critically aware of age as a factor in social relations, including the relative ability to recognise one's personal generational distinctiveness, acquiring understanding of the relationship between generations, critical awareness of the value stance being taken toward generational positions, and finally, acting in a manner that is generationally aware. The article concludes with a discussion of how generational relations can be encouraged. Implications for future research into intergenerational relationships are presented. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-111031003 A |
| Classmark | DS:SJ: BB: SB: 4D |
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