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Inter-generational housing inequalities : perspectives from ‘Baby Boomers’ versus the ‘Millennials’

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Date
03/07/2018
Author
Hoolachan, J.
McKee, K.
Keywords
Millennials
Baby boom
Inter-generational
Housing inequalities
Mannheim
Social generations
GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography
HT Communities. Classes. Races
T-NDAS
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In contrast to the post-war period, the late 20th and early 21st centuries in the UK have been characterised by the advancement of neoliberal policies including privatisation of the housing system and employment casualisation. Consequently, there are growing socioeconomic inequalities between those born in the post-war period – the ‘Baby Boomers’ – and the younger generation – the ‘Millenials’. Such inequalities have led to narratives of inter-generational conflict with Baby Boomers framed as jeopardising the futures of Millenials. Drawing on Mannheim’s theory of social generations, the concept of generational habitus and qualitative data from 49 Baby Boomers and 62 Millenials, we unpack the ways in which inter-generational inequalities are intersubjectively understood and discussed. Our data indicate that while young people are aware of inter-generational inequalities, they do not feel resentful towards their parents’ generation for profiting at their expense. Instead, many blame the government for not representing their interests. Thus, narratives of inter-generational conflict misleadingly direct blame towards the agency of Baby Boomers rather than political structures.
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Hoolachan , J & McKee , K 2018 , ' Inter-generational housing inequalities : perspectives from ‘Baby Boomers’ versus the ‘Millennials’ ' , Urban Studies , vol. OnlineFirst . https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098018775363
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Urban Studies
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098018775363
ISSN
0042-0980
Type
Journal article
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© 2018, Urban Studies Journal Limited. This work has been made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098018775363
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/15045

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