The Young Generation, a Brief Historical Parallel: The “Generation with a Mission” Described by Motru–Vulcănescu–Gusti vs. Today’s “Victimized Generation”
The Young Generation, a Brief Historical Parallel: The “Generation with a Mission” Described by Motru–Vulcănescu–Gusti vs. Today’s “Victimized Generation”

Summary/Abstract: The present paper addresses the issue of the young generation in a comparative manner, considering two broad typologies: the generation with a mission, described by Constantin RãdulescuMotru (1868–1957), Dimitrie Gusti (1880–1955) and Mircea Vulcãnescu (1904–1952) on the one hand, and today’s “victimized generation,” which specialists approach under the conceptual umbrella of “snowflake generation” and which is referred to in this article as “victimized generation” or “self-absorbed generation.” To achieve our goal, we first clarify from a theoretical point of view what the two typologies mean for the mentioned authors, and then we turn to some relevant theories in the field, both classical and contemporary. Last but not least, we provide some statistical data illustrating the dimension of the phenomenon we are studying. This material aims to show that the young generation, understood as a vehicle of identity, is about to lose its historical mission through the minimization of social will (in the service of the other) and the exacerbation of blind ambition (centered on the self).

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