Stop mugging grandma : the 'generation wars' and why boomer-blaming won't solve anything
Bristow, Jennie2019
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A decisive intervention in the 'war' between generations, asking who stands to gain from conflict between baby boomers and millennials Millennials have been incited to regard their parents' generation as entitled and selfish, and to blame the baby boomers of the Sixties for the cultural and economic problems of today. But is it true that young people have been victimized by their elders? In this book, Jennie Bristow looks at generational labels and the groups of people they apply to. Bristow argues that the prominence and popularity of terms like 'baby boomer,' 'millennial,' and 'snowflake' in mainstream media operates as a smoke screen-directing attention away from important issues such as housing, education, pensions, and employment.
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Author:
Bristow, Jennie, author
Imprint:
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]©2019
Collation:
x, 258 pages
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780300236835 (hbk)
Dewey class:
305.2
LC class:
HM726
Language:
English
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BRN:
2553617
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