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From political to social generations: A critical reappraisal of Mannheim's classical approach

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dc.contributor.authorAboim, Sofia
dc.contributor.authorVasconcelos, Pedro
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-27T14:26:19Z
dc.date.available2016-04-27T14:26:19Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractFaced with the confused meanings of the concept of generation, this article defends the need to move from Karl Mannheim’s excessive emphasis on political and intellectual self-awareness as a pre-condition for generation formation to an enlarged social and cultural definition of generations. By developing the concept of social generations, we argue that rather than concrete groups, generations are better conceived as discourses with which individuals relate in order to build self-identification. Individuals living in similar historical contexts may share mental and practical dispositions, but must always position themselves in face of the narratives that have come to be dominant to describe a given generational location. Such a contention implies redressing Mannheim’s culturalist view through a reformulation of his hierarchical view of the scheme of generations. By replacing generation-units by dominant ideas, we contend that generations are better conceived as discursive formations in the Foucauldian sense.pt_PT
dc.identifier.citationAboim, S. & Vasconcelos, P. (2014). From political to social generations: A critical reappraisal of Mannheim’s classical approach. European Journal of Social Theory, Vol. 17 (2), pp. 165-183. Published online before print November 21, 2013pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1368431013509681pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/23549
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSagept_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://est.sagepub.com/content/17/2/165pt_PT
dc.subjectAgencypt_PT
dc.subjectCulturept_PT
dc.subjectMannheim, Karl, 1893-1947pt_PT
dc.subjectDiscursive formationspt_PT
dc.subjectGenerationspt_PT
dc.titleFrom political to social generations: A critical reappraisal of Mannheim's classical approachpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage183pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage165pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleEuropean Journal of Social Theorypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume17 (2)pt_PT
person.familyNameAboim
person.givenNameSofia
person.identifier.ciencia-idBA1C-7977-EA05
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-6605-8614
person.identifier.ridM-7241-2013
person.identifier.scopus-author-id22946545000
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