The Problems of Generations: And Generational Analysis

1980 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
James J. Dowd
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Life Span ◽  
Value Change ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Cohort Differences ◽  
Period Effects ◽  
Detroit Area ◽  
Methodological Problems ◽  
The Life Course

The focus of this paper is two fold: 1. conceptual and methodological problems underlying the life-span sociology literature that heretofore have not been discussed; and 2. application of the generational analysis model to the question of life cycle change in personal values. Specifically, we address the issues of whether (1) value change over the life course is a result of period shifts or individual maturation and (2) differences in values among age strata are a function of cohort experience or individual maturation (aging). Utilizing data from the Detroit Area Studies, four measures of values were constructed. The analyses shows that on only one of the four dependent measures was aging directly implicated in the findings. However, cohort differences and period effects were found to have a significant effect on the distribution of several of the value indices. The data are consistent with Mannheim's observation that older cohorts are affected by social change although the relative degree of observed change is much greater among the young [1].

Social Change and the Life Course: How Can They Be Linked?

1990 ◽  
Vol 35 (9) ◽  
pp. 843-844
Author(s):  
Johannes J. Huinink
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Life Course ◽  
The Life Course

Gate-to-Grave Life Cycle Analysis Model of Saline Aquifer Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy J. Skone ◽  
Robert E. James III ◽  
Greg Cooney ◽  
Matt Jamieson ◽  
James Littlefield ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Life Cycle Analysis ◽  
Saline Aquifer ◽  
Analysis Model

New Territories of Positive Life-Span Development: Wisdom and Life Longings

2009 ◽  
pp. 170-184
Author(s):  
Susanne Scheibe ◽  
Ute Kunzmann ◽  
Paul B. Baltes
Keyword(s):  
Life Span ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Life Span Development ◽  
Life Orientation ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
The Life Course

In search for concepts that help understand how individuals strive for growth and perfection within the boundaries and constraints of human lives, we describe theory and research on the concepts of wisdom, or expert knowledge about human nature and the life course, and Sehnsucht (life longings), the recurring and strong desire for ideal (utopian), alternative states and expressions of life. Both represent relatively new concepts on the agenda of lifespan research, originating from an interest in identifying major topics of public and humanist discourse about the potentials and constraints of life-span development and finding ways to measure them with the methods of normative psychological science. Despite their complexity and multiple meanings, progress has been made in the theory-driven operationalization of wisdom and life longings, allowing new insights into their ontogenesis and role for positive development. Emerging research shows that wisdom and life longings do not directly promote a hedonic life orientation or happiness: neither the insight that life is incomplete (wisdom) nor the experience of this incompleteness (life longings) is compatible with feelings of unequivocal joy and pleasure. Yet, there is emerging evidence that they contribute to other aspects of positive development, emphasizing personal growth, meaning, and the aligning of one's own and other's well-being. We suggest that future research should focus on the links of wisdom and life longings with multiple developmental outcomes and the possible interplay of both concepts in promoting positive development.

scholarly journals Comparative Analysis of the Life-Cycle Cost of Robot Substitution: A Case of Automobile Welding Production in China

Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 226
Author(s):  
Xuyang Zhao ◽  
Cisheng Wu ◽  
Duanyong Liu
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Systems Engineering ◽  
Life Cycle Cost ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cost Allocation ◽  
Industrial Robot ◽  
Case Analysis ◽  
Industrial Robots ◽  
Analysis Model

Within the context of the large-scale application of industrial robots, methods of analyzing the life-cycle cost (LCC) of industrial robot production have shown considerable developments, but there remains a lack of methods that allow for the examination of robot substitution. Taking inspiration from the symmetry philosophy in manufacturing systems engineering, this article further establishes a comparative LCC analysis model to compare the LCC of the industrial robot production with traditional production at the same time. This model introduces intangible costs (covering idle loss, efficiency loss and defect loss) to supplement the actual costs and comprehensively uses various methods for cost allocation and variable estimation to conduct total cost and the cost efficiency analysis, together with hierarchical decomposition and dynamic comparison. To demonstrate the model, an investigation of a Chinese automobile manufacturer is provided to compare the LCC of welding robot production with that of manual welding production; methods of case analysis and simulation are combined, and a thorough comparison is done with related existing works to show the validity of this framework. In accordance with this study, a simple template is developed to support the decision-making analysis of the application and cost management of industrial robots. In addition, the case analysis and simulations can provide references for enterprises in emerging markets in relation to robot substitution.

Probabilistic life cycle analysis model for evaluating electric power infrastructure risk mitigation investments

2010 ◽  
Vol 106 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Royce A. Francis ◽  
Stefanie M. Falconi ◽  
Roshanak Nateghi ◽  
Seth D. Guikema
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Electric Power ◽  
Life Cycle Analysis ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Power Infrastructure

Life Cycle, Generational and Period Effects on Protest Potential in Yeltsin's Russia

2008 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 437-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olena Nikolayenko
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Transition Period ◽  
World Values Survey ◽  
Communist State ◽  
Period Effects ◽  
The World ◽  
Cycle De Vie ◽  
Europe De L’Est ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Social Turmoil

Abstract. Regime change in Eastern Europe affords an excellent opportunity for investigating linkages between age and politics in times of social turmoil. Using data from three waves of the World Values Survey, this paper explores life cycle, generational and period effects on protest potential in Yeltsin's Russia. The study finds that an individual's position in the life cycle is the strongest predictor of protest potential in the post-communist state. Furthermore, the analysis suggests that citizens socialized during periods of relative socioeconomic stability exhibit the highest protest potential under conditions of uncertainty characteristic of the transition period.Résumé. Les changements de régime en Europe de l'Est permettent d'examiner la relation complexe entre l'âge et la politique pendant les périodes d'instabilité sociale. S'appuyant sur les données de trois vagues du World Values Survey (sondage mondial sur les valeurs), cet article explore l'incidence du cycle de vie, de la génération et de la période sur le potentiel protestataire dans la Russie d'Eltsine. L'étude démontre que la position de l'individu dans le cycle de vie est le plus puissant facteur de prédiction du potentiel protestataire dans la société postcommuniste. En outre, les citoyens socialisés pendant des périodes de relative stabilité socio-économique présentent le potentiel protestataire le plus élevé dans des conditions d'incertitude caractéristiques de la période de transition.

Cohort differences in the progression of developmental pathways: evidence for period effects on secular trends of violence in males

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 311-318
Author(s):  
A Fabio ◽  
Z Yuan ◽  
S R Wisniewski ◽  
D B Henry ◽  
D P Farrington ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secular Trends ◽  
Developmental Pathways ◽  
Cohort Differences ◽  
Period Effects

A Working Lifetime of Skill and Training Needs

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Günther Schmid
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Skill Formation ◽  
Employment Relationships ◽  
The Life Course ◽  
And Training ◽  
Work And Life

This chapter provides an overview of the key factors shaping individuals’ skill formation challenges and options by referring to the growing literature of ‘Transitional Labour Markets’ (TLMs) that examines the changing links between work and life beyond standard employment relationships. It starts by clarifying the key problems that must be addressed for understanding the skill formation challenges and highlights the need for a life course as opposed to a life cycle framing of the issue. A short overview of the TLM approach and a brief sketch of the main challenges of skill-capacity formation over the life course in Europe follow. The bulk of the chapter then examines the key issue of how risks associated with investing in the development of individuals’ skills capacities are shared. The paper concludes by reflecting on the utility of seeing working life as being centrally concerned with lifelong learning.

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