Essays about: "intergenerational tension"

Found 1 essay containing the words intergenerational tension.

  1. 1. Intergenerational blame attribution - a consequence of the perceived personal post-crisis economy of youth in Sweden?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Maral Darakhsh; [2023]
    Keywords : intergenerational tension; threat; authoritarianism; blame attribution; modernization theory;

    Abstract : Motivated by recent claims from youth that older generations are jeopardizing their future, the purpose of this thesis is to study potential explanations for the variation of intergenerational blame attribution among Swedish youth. Ordinary least squares regression analysis is conducted on survey data, especially focused on young participants, to test several hypotheses about how perceived economic threats and one’s value orientation can impact young people’s motivation to blame elderly generations for economic difficulties. READ MORE