Exploring generational intelligence as a model for examining the process of intergenerational relationships

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11201437
AutoresStephen Bigg (0000-0002-4388-1886), Simon Bigg (0000-0002-2808-8134, The University of Melbourne, autor de correspondencia), Simon Biggs (0000-0002-8941-1222), IRJA HAAPALA (0000-0001-5624-3018, University of Eastern Finland), Ariela Lowenstein (University of Haifa)
Año2011
Volumen31
Número7
Páginas1107-1124
Fecha de publicación2011-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAgeing and Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0144-686X • E-ISSN: 1469-1779
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0144686x10000978
OpenAlexW2131141023
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas18
Referencias citadas38

The purpose of this article is to examine an emerging model of intergenerational relationships that takes as its starting point the degree to which it is possible to place oneself in the position of a person of another age, the ‘age-other’. The paper explores an experiential approach that draws on both sociological thinking on ‘generational consciousness’ and a debate in family gerontology on the relationships between conflict, solidarity and ambivalence. The main emphasis is on the processes of generational experience, and a working distinction is made between the informational ‘intelligence’ that is culturally available to social actors and the degree to which it is possible ‘to act intelligently’. The latter itemises the steps that would need to be taken to become critically self-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 paper concludes with a consideration of how sustainable generational relations can be encouraged and the implications for future research into intergenerational relationships

Ambivalence · Consciousness · Experiential learning · Face (sociological concept) · Optimal distinctiveness theory · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Solidarity · Value (mathematics) · Aging and Gerontology Research · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology