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Asteroid-Effect in Society: The Formation of a Mannheim-type Historical Generation Post-COVID-19

Szabó, Andrea and Déri, András (2022) Asteroid-Effect in Society: The Formation of a Mannheim-type Historical Generation Post-COVID-19. POLISH SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW, 219 (3). pp. 315-330. ISSN 1231-1413

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Abstract

Our conceptual paper argues that the COVID-19 pandemic has created conditions for the constitution of a new historical generation in Mannheimian terms. Current attempts in the sociology of youth to reconcile structure and agency with the concept of generation provide good starting points for interpreting a historical event such as the COVID-19 pandemic. While generations are not to be understood as homogeneous groups, constituting events can be compared to an asteroid that changes the trajectory of each social group. Thus, the concept of asteroid-effect helps us to overcome oversimplifying generational interpretations and to examine the effects of generation-forming events with an eye on structural inequalities. Our study provides an overview of the classical generational theory of Mannheim in light of some contemporary approaches. Based upon existing information, we illustrate how the generation-forming events can be interpreted and how structural inequalities can be considered.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Karl Mannheim, the new historical COVID-generation, asteroid effect, youth, social change
Subjects: H Social Sciences / társadalomtudományok > HM Sociology / társadalomkutatás
SWORD Depositor: MTMT SWORD
Depositing User: MTMT SWORD
Date Deposited: 27 Mar 2023 08:40
Last Modified: 27 Mar 2023 08:40
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/162843

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