Reminiscences of an Extreme Century Intergenerational Differences in Time Heuristics: Dutch People's Collective Memories of the 20th Century  

Oleh:

Ester, Peter ; Vinken, Henk ; Diepstraten, Isabelle

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Time & Society vol. 11 no. 1 (Mar. 2002), page 39–66.
Topik: generations; the Netherlands; social and personal events; time heuristics; the 20th century
Fulltext: 39TAS111.pdf (109.04KB)

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The new millennium has inspired social observers to contemplate the events that shaped the 20th century. Little is known about how the general public and generations within it interpret the landmark events of this century. If generation theory is correct one may hypothesize that different generations remember and interpret distinct events. Generations share different collective memories and, consequently, intergenerational differences are expected in the time heuristics that generations apply. This hypothesis is tested with the Dutch Center data Millennium Survey (N = 1391). It is observed that though generations recall similar events, they interpret these events in distinct ways, based on their formative experiences.

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