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oapen-20.500.12657-467822021-02-16T01:47:25Z The 1970s Nugin, Raili generations, intergenerational relationships, age groups, social mobility, social interaction, Estonia bic Book Industry Communication::V Health & personal development::VF Family & health::VFV Family & relationships::VFVX Intergenerational relationships bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFS Social groups::JFSP Age groups bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFF Social issues & processes::JFFM Social mobility bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFF Social issues & processes::JFFP Social interaction bic Book Industry Communication::3 Time periods qualifiers::3J Modern period, c 1500 onwards::3JJ 20th century::3JJP c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)::3JJPL c 1970 to c 1980 bic Book Industry Communication::1 Geographical Qualifiers::1D Europe::1DV Eastern Europe::1DVU Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe)::1DVUE Estonia This book draws a sociological portrait of the age group born in the 1970s in Estonia and discusses its generational features and constructions. This cohort’s coming of age coincided with the social and emotional turmoil of the re-independence movement in the late 1980s and with the transformation of society in the 1990s. This was the first cohort to negotiate its transition to adulthood in the new society, starting some new patterns of socialization, while also sharing some practices and experiences with older cohorts. Based on qualitative interviews as well as an analysis of media discourses and statistical data, the book traces the emergence of a new generation that draws its very own lessons from the past and from the social transformations that influenced life courses and careers. The book provides an intriguing discussion of socialization patterns and generation formation against the backdrop of post-socialist transformation. In addition, it provides a fascinating insight into the mind-set and experiences of a generation in the making, already shaping today’s society and culture. 2021-02-15T10:09:31Z 2021-02-15T10:09:31Z 2015 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/46782 eng Politics and Society in the Baltic Sea Region application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International PSBSR-03-Nugin.pdf https://www.tyk.ee/politology-and-sociology/00000011705 University of Tartu Press fed215d9-bf7f-466c-a9f3-5510b4847c64 3 192 Tartu open access
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This book draws a sociological portrait of the age group born in the 1970s in Estonia and discusses its generational features and constructions. This cohort’s coming of age coincided with the social and emotional turmoil of the re-independence movement in the late 1980s and with the transformation of society in the 1990s. This was the first cohort to negotiate its transition to adulthood in the new society, starting some new patterns of socialization, while also sharing some practices and experiences with older cohorts. Based on qualitative interviews as well as an analysis of media discourses and statistical data, the book traces the emergence of a new generation that draws its very own lessons from the past and from the social transformations that influenced life courses and careers. The book provides an intriguing discussion of socialization patterns and generation formation against the backdrop of post-socialist transformation. In addition, it provides a fascinating insight into the mind-set and experiences of a generation in the making, already shaping today’s society and culture.
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