ABSTRACT

The present qualitative research examined four new urban intentional collective communities in Israel as generational units, as defined in Mannheim’s (1970 Mannheim, K. (1970). The problem of generations. Psychoanalytic Review, 57, 378–404. [Google Scholar]) theory of generations. The findings indicate that the cooperative experience of most of the group members in their rural collective communities of origin had a notable effect on the lifestyles in the urban communities they founded. The results also reveal that the group members’ interpretation of significant personal biographical events or collective memories shaped the group identity and consciousness into a new generational unit with a social message. The study contributes to the empirical research of the theory of generations. It also illuminates how intentional communities arise and oppose current trends in an era of neoliberalism and capitalist economy.

摘要

目前的定性研究将以色列的四个新的城市有意集体社区作为世代单位，如曼海姆 (Mannheim) 定义的 ( 1970 曼海姆，K.（1970 年）。几代人的问题。精神分析评论，57, 378 – 404。 [谷歌学术]）世代理论。研究结果表明，大多数群体成员在其农村集体社区的合作经历对他们所创建的城市社区的生活方式产生了显着影响。结果还表明，群体成员对重要的个人传记事件或集体记忆的解释将群体身份和意识塑造成具有社会信息的新一代单元。该研究有助于世代理论的实证研究。它还阐明了在新自由主义和资本主义经济时代，有意识的社区如何出现并反对当前趋势。