KONFLIKTUS ÉS GENERÁCIÓ - A generációs konfl iktusok kutatásának fogalmi kiindulópontjai
CONFLICT AND GENERATION. CONCEPTUAL STARTING POINTS OF RESEARCH INTO GENERATIONAL CONFLICTS

Summary/Abstract: The paper defi nes two concepts, confl ict and generation, that are of central importance for the rest of the thematic collection on the political science of demographic ageing. The approach to these concepts is based on Karl Mannheim’s view that involvement in confl icts is a most important factor in the con229 ABSTRACTS stitution of a generation. The theoretical roots and the development of both concepts are under detailed scrutiny in the paper. The text pays special attention to the differences between generation and other concepts frequently used as its synonyms: cohort, cohort generation, family generation, welfare generation, etc. Finally, the paper delineates a couple of further concepts, which will be the pillars of the future empirical research on the social science of ageing.

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