Generational Theory

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Across
  1. 4. Follows the crisis that ended the previous cycle and typified by strong institutions and social collectivism, and weak individualism.
  2. 7. “independent variables in social change” - cohorts should be placed within geographical location, education, and race
  3. 8. “cycles” - specific patterns of behavior that are regarded as intertwined with the history
  4. 11. Generation archetype that are born after the unraveling, during a crisis, when external dangers recreate a demand for strong social institutions.
  5. 14. Generation archetype that are born after an awakening, during an unraveling, when social institutions are weak, and individuals have to be self-reliant and pragmatic.
  6. 15. Generational theory with the fourth turning.
  7. 16. These consist of four turnings (saeculum) that repeat for each cycle.
  8. 18. This period is typified by increasing personal and spiritual autonomy of people. Social institutions may be attacked, impeding public progress.
Down
  1. 1. Generation archetype that are born near the end of a crisis, during a time of community cohesion and strong social order.
  2. 2. This period is typified by weak institutions that are distrusted. Individualism is strong and flourishing.
  3. 3. “social location” - people resemble their times more than they resemble their parents
  4. 5. This is an era of destruction, e.g., through war, where institutional life is destroyed. As this period ends, institutions will be rebuilt. Society will rediscover the benefits of being part of a collective, and community purpose will take precedence again.
  5. 6. The length of a single historical cycle of ‘four turnings’
  6. 9. Symbols, between cycles, that share basic attitudes towards family, risk, culture and values, and civic engagement.
  7. 10. “value systems” - argued that values can be generalized based on generations
  8. 12. Generation archetype that are born during an awakening, when crusader prophets are attacking the status quo and its institutions.
  9. 13. a cohort group that shares an age location in history, meaning that members of the generation encounter similar historical events and social influences while in the same phase of life.
  10. 17. Time span of a generation