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Asteroid-Effect in Society: The Formation of a Mannheim-type Historical Generation Post-COVID-19

Polish sociological review, 2022, Vol.219 (3), p.315-330 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright Polskie Towarzystwo Socjologiczne (Polish Sociological Association) 2022 ;ISSN: 1231-1413 ;EISSN: 2657-4276 ;DOI: 10.26412/psr219.02

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  • Title:
    Asteroid-Effect in Society: The Formation of a Mannheim-type Historical Generation Post-COVID-19
  • Author: Szabó, Andrea ; DÉRI, ANDRÁS
  • Subjects: Age groups ; Agency and structure ; Coronaviruses ; COVID-19 ; Cultural change ; Generations ; Health and medicine and law ; Homogeneity ; Inequality ; Mannheim, Karl (1893-1947) ; Pandemics ; Social differentiation ; Social groups ; Socialization ; Sociology
  • Is Part Of: Polish sociological review, 2022, Vol.219 (3), p.315-330
  • Description: Our conceptual paper argues that the COVID-19 pandemic has created conditions for the constitution of a new historical generation in Mannheimian terms. Current attempts in the sociology of youth to reconcile structure and agency with the concept of generation provide good starting points for interpreting a historical event such as the COVID-19 pandemic. While generations are not to be understood as homogeneous groups, constituting events can be compared to an asteroid that changes the trajectory of each social group. Thus, the concept of asteroid-effect helps us to overcome oversimplifying generational interpretations and to examine the effects of generation-forming events with an eye on structural inequalities. Our study provides an overview of the classical generational theory of Mannheim in light of some contemporary approaches. Based upon existing information, we illustrate how the generation-forming events can be interpreted and how structural inequalities can be considered.
  • Publisher: Warsaw: Polish Sociological Association
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1231-1413
    EISSN: 2657-4276
    DOI: 10.26412/psr219.02
  • Source: CEEOL: Open Access
    ProQuest Central
    DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
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