Generation
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- for insights on the influence of generations on historical cycles, see our entry on Generational Theory
Definition
CARLOS A. MALLMANN and GUILLERMO A. LEMARCHAND:
- "Pitirim A. Sorokin: A ‘‘generation’’ is that part of the person’s life where the individual is
an active member of the society and it can be considered as the natural unit of time when the socio-cultural dynamics generates its own social rhythms.
- Ottokar Lorenz: The duration of active life of men, from the moment of their social emergence to that of retirement or death.
- Karl Mannheim: Defined the concept of ‘‘generation unit’’ as a group of close cohorts touched
by an important and specific historical event during their formative ages in order to avoid confusion with the traditional demographic notion of Generation.”