ABSTRACT

This article extends generational literature by investigating the self-perceptions of U.K. based Millennials on how they formed their career-identities within intra- and inter-generational interactions (n = 36). Thematic analysis of interviews indicated that participants engaged in personal identification more than generational identification, interacting with both contemporaneous and older generations to co-produce and role model their career-identities. These findings challenge normative readings of sociological perspectives on generations which emphasize divergence and weakening ties between generations. Rather, findings suggest that an integrative framework provides a more appropriate theoretical lens for conceptualizing generational career-identities, incorporating kinship perspectives on interactive relationships within and across generations.

摘要

本文通过调查英国千禧一代关于他们如何在代内和代际互动中形成职业身份的自我认知来扩展世代文献（n= 36). 访谈的主题分析表明，与代际认同相比，参与者更多地参与个人认同，与同时代和老一辈的人互动，以共同产生和塑造他们的职业身份。这些发现挑战了对社会学观点的规范解读，这些观点强调代际之间的分歧和弱化联系。相反，研究结果表明，综合框架为概念化代际职业身份提供了更合适的理论视角，将亲属关系的观点纳入代内和代际互动关系。