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The concept of generation has been widely used, from ancient times through today, in popular discourse as well as in scholastic literature. The very long and widespread usage itself of the term seems to be a source of the conceptual ambiguity and confusion. In that context, clarifying and further el...

The concept of generation has been widely used, from ancient times through today, in popular discourse as well as in scholastic literature. The very long and widespread usage itself of the term seems to be a source of the conceptual ambiguity and confusion. In that context, clarifying and further elaborating the concept must be one of the most important task in generational research. The primary purpose of this paper is to examine critically Karl Mannheim"s concept of generation, and to present an alternative conceptualization. He suggested two levels of conception of the term: "generation location" and "actual generation"-"generation unit". In this paper, a new concept of "socio-historical generation", as an intermediate level between the two, is presented. It is analytically comprised of three components: 1) common historical and cultural experiences, 2) relative similarity of consciousness, attitude and behavior pattern, and 3) consciousness of kind. The significance of the concept is as follows: 1) it can deal with the generational phenomena in general regardless of social movements, and 2) it is compatible with a variety of empirical research since it can have empirical referents. Also explored are two issues related to the conceptualization, generational consciousness and the effects of common experiences.

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