Baby boomers and generational conflict / Jennie Bristow.
| Author/creator |
Bristow, Jennie |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. |
| Description | 211 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
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| Contents | Part I: The Sociology of Generations -- Introduction -- Understanding Generations Historically -- Mannheim's Problem of Generations' Revisited -- The Birth of the Sixties Generations after the Second World War -- Part II: The Construction of the Baby Boomers as a Social Problem in Britain -- The Cultural Script of the Baby Boomer Problem -- The Boomers as an Economic Problem -- The Boomers as a Cultural Problem -- Conclusion The Problem of Generations Today. |
| Abstract | "The dominant cultural script for Baby Boomers is that they have 'had it all' - the benefits of a booming economy, the welfare state, and personal freedoms - thereby depriving younger generations of the opportunity to create a life for themselves. Bristow provides a critical account of this discourse by locating the problematisation of the Baby Boomers within a wider ambivalence about the legacy of the Sixties. At the heart of generational conflict is the mediation between past, present and future: where society is preserved and made anew by the interaction between emerging adults and the existing cultural heritage. However, this process of cultural renewal is situated within people who also exist within intimate relationships. This book critiques 'Boomer Blaming', which has some troubling consequences for the construction of knowledge, the focus of social policy, and the experience of generational contact"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-206) and index. |
| LCCN | 2015002347 |
| ISBN | 9781137454720 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 1137454725 (hardback) |
| Standard identifier# | 40025023807 |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | HM726 .B75 2015 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |