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Exploring generational intelligence as a model for examining the process of intergenerational relationships
- Authors:
- BIGGS Simon, HAAPALA Irja, LOWENSTEIN Ariela
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 31(7), October 2011, pp.1107-1124.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This article discusses an emerging model of intergenerational relationships that places oneself in the position of a person of a different age. It examines an experiential approach that draws on sociological thinking on generational consciousness and on the relationships between conflict, solidarity and ambivalence. The main emphasis is on the processes of generational experience, and a distinction is made between the informational knowledge that is available to social actors and the degree to which it is possible to act intelligently. The latter highlights the steps that would need to be taken to become critically aware of age as a factor in social relations, including the relative ability to recognise one's personal generational distinctiveness, acquiring understanding of the relationship between generations, critical awareness of the value stance being taken toward generational positions, and finally, acting in a manner that is generationally aware. The article concludes with a discussion of how generational relations can be encouraged. Implications for future research into intergenerational relationships is presented.
Using generational intelligence to examine community care work between younger and older adults
- Authors:
- HAAPALA Irja, TERVO Laura, BIGGS Simon
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 29(4), 2015, pp.457-473.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Exploring the factors that contribute to sustainable forms of an intergenerational relationship is becoming an important conceptual and practical challenge, not least because of the growing need for an aged care workforce that is both motivated and suitably trained. Generational intelligence is a means of examining interaction between younger and older people which has been applied to community care settings. Dimensions of generational intelligence include recognising and valuing generational differences, finding common ground, plus negotiating social and practical outcomes from the situation. A case study plus a series of qualitative interviews are used to examine the value of this approach both as a means of exploring the processes involved in generational exchange and in providing recommendations for work preparation and training. It is suggested that intergenerational relations have been a missing factor in the understanding of sustainable care and that in future, service delivery should not simply be analysed as comprising professional and lay perspectives but also as containing generationally distinctive perspectives that require negotiation. (Publisher abstract)