176 Pages
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by
Routledge
190 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
190 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Just what is a generation? And why, if at all, does it matter? This book asks what generation means to ordinary people, arguing that generation is real and it matters, but not in the ways that we think. Generations are not groups of people who can be categorized and attributed with static, immutable and universal characteristics, nor are they reducible to cohorts, as is the tendency in much... Read more
Introduction 1. Constructing Generation 2. Questions, Concepts, Data and Methods 3. Generation as Discourse in Working Life Stories 4. Generational Discourses and Relating to Work 5. Why Now? Explaining Generational Discourses Around Work 6. Explaining Generation as Discourse 7. Conclusion: Generation and Work As We Know It. Appendix 1.1: Respondents by Age and Gender. Appendix 1.2: Demographics. Appendix 2.1: Interview Guide. Appendix 3.1: Recruitment Poster.
Biography
Karen R. Foster is a Banting Post-Doctoral Fellow in Management at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
