Generations and Collective Memory

by Amy Corning and Howard Schuman

When discussing large social trends or experiences, we tend to group people into generations. But what does it mean to be part of a generation, and what gives that group meaning and coherence? It's collective memory, say Amy Corning and Howard Schuman, and in Generations and Collective Memory, they draw on an impressive range of research to show how generations share memories of formative experiences, and how understanding the way those memories...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022628266X
• ISBN13: 9780226282664
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"