{"id":1939,"date":"2013-02-13T16:17:44","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T16:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/?page_id=1939"},"modified":"2025-07-31T11:49:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T10:49:41","slug":"generations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/research-themes\/generations\/","title":{"rendered":"Generations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Generations and generational conflict<\/strong><\/p>\n

Social, economic, political and cultural problems are increasingly framed as problems of generations. The Baby Boomers, in particular, stand accused of monopolising society\u2019s resources and leaving younger generations bereft. Such claims tend to be motivated by wider anxieties to do with, for example, social policy and the allocation of resources, such as pensions and healthcare;\u00a0the role of the family, and the relationship between adults and children in wider society; the relationship between demographic trends and social events; ageing and the role of the elderly; and\u00a0broader existential questions relating to knowledge and time. Our work in this area has challenged the divisive and reductive logic<\/a> of \u2018generational conflict\u2019 narratives, while also exploring how<\/a> the concept of generation can help us to understand questions of knowledge, time, and socialization in an era of cultural fragmentation. One part of the work is a book series, Generations, Transitions and Social Change<\/a> dedicated to exploring generations. You can read about the Generations Network<\/a> here as well as a full list of books and publications here<\/a>. A selection of articles is below.<\/p>\n

Read on:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Making up for lost time: University students’ quest to reclaim missed opportunities while adjusting to post-Covid life in higher education<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Talking about generations: 5 questions to ask yourself<\/a>\u2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Post-Brexit Boomer blaming: The contradictions of generational grievance.\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Les \u00abparents h\u00e9licopt\u00e8res\u00bb: une socialisation incertaine des adultes en devenir<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018The making of \u201cBoomergeddon\u201d: the construction of the Baby Boomer generation as a social problem in Britain.\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Reporting the Riots: Parenting Culture and the Problem of Authority in Media Analysis of August 2011<\/a>\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Generations and generational conflict Social, economic, political and cultural problems are increasingly framed as problems of generations. The Baby Boomers, in particular, stand accused of monopolising society\u2019s resources and leaving younger generations bereft. Such claims tend to be motivated by wider anxieties to do with, for example, social policy and the allocation of resources, such […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2496,"featured_media":0,"parent":1599,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1939"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2496"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1939"}],"version-history":[{"count":49,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4521,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1939\/revisions\/4521"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}