Understanding Nuance and Ambivalence in Intergenerational Relationships Through Fiction.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

The term "intergenerational relationships" is widely used in gerontological literature and age-related policies. However, discussions of the term often tell us surprisingly little about what it means or why it matters. We suggest that this is due to a reductivism and instrumentalism in 2 main discourses within which intergenerational relationships are usually discussed. First, intergenerational relationships are often conceptualized through a binary "conflict/solidarity" lens, reinforcing an entrenched "generationalism". Second, they are predominantly constructed as a problem to be addressed within debates on how to tackle intergenerational segregation. Neither of these discourses provides much room for a more nuanced understanding of how intergenerational

SUBMITTER: French JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10724047 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature