Stop mugging grandma : the 'Generation Wars' and why boomer blaming won't solve anything / Jennie Bristow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bristow, Jennie, Author.

Series:

Yale scholarship online.

Yale scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conflict of generations.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 pages)

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A decisive intervention in the ";war"; between generations, asking who stands to gain from conflict between baby boomers and millennials Millennials have been incited to regard their parents' generation as entitled and selfish, and to blame the baby boomers of the Sixties for the cultural and economic problems of today. But is it true that young people have been victimized by their elders? In this book, Jennie Bristow looks at generational labels and the groups of people they apply to. Bristow argues that the prominence and popularity of terms like ";baby boomer,"; ";millennial,"; and ";snowflake"; in mainstream media operates as a smoke screen-directing attention away from important issues such as housing, education, pensions, and employment. Bristow systematically disputes the myths that surround the ";generational war,"; exposing it to be nothing more than a tool by which the political and social elite can avoid public scrutiny. With her lively and engaging style, Bristow highlights the major issues and concerns surrounding the sociological blame game.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1. The generation wars

2. Boomer-blaming: An elite bloodsport

3. Dramatising the crisis

4. What's so special about generations?

5. Generation fables and the 'end of history'

6. Millennial fears

7. 'Youthquakes' and the politicisation of generational identity

8. 'Democratic deficits' and the tyranny of 'future generations'

9. Ambivalent adulthood

10. Social insecurities and grown-up policy-making

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2019.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

0-300-24942-X

OCLC:

1103320312