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Definitions of Generation

  1. (noun) A group of people who experienced a common historical period.
  2. (noun) A level in a kinship hierarchy.
  3. (noun) A group at a similar level in the life course.

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Generation Pronunciation

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Syllabification: gen·er·a·tion

Audio Pronunciation

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Phonetic Spelling

  • American English – /jen-uhr-rAY-shuhn/
  • British English – /je-nuh-rAY-shuhn/

International Phonetic Alphabet

  • American English – /ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/
  • British English – /ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃn/

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References

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Treas, Judith, and Chistopher Steven Marcum. 2011. “Diversity and Family Relations in an Aging Society.” Pp. 131 in Handbook of Sociology of Aging, edited by R. A. Settersten, Jr., and J. L. Angel. New York: Springer.

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Wikipedia contributors. (N.d.) Wiktionary, The Free Dictionary. Wikimedia Foundation. (http://en.wiktionary.org).

Cite the Definition of Generation

ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “generation.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved March 29, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/generation/).

APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)

generation. (2014). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/generation/

Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “generation.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/generation/.

MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)

“generation.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2014. Web. 29 Mar. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/generation/>.