The “Imperceptibly Narrowing Diamond” Generation—Adaptation Strategies of the Generation X Representatives Toward Their Old Age
The “Imperceptibly Narrowing Diamond” Generation—Adaptation Strategies of the Generation X Representatives Toward Their Old Age

Summary/Abstract: Population aging is becoming one of society’s priority issues. An assumption is thatit is beneficial (the benefits for the individual and society are shown in the text) for people cur-rently of working age (representatives of Generation X) to anticipate their old age. In this article,the results of a qualitative study are presented. The aim is to identify the adaptation strategies ofrepresentatives of Generation X toward their old age. The theoretical basis was set by reflectionson generations, enriched by the metaphor of the “imperceptibly narrowing diamond.” The datacollection method was an unstructured interview with a standardized list of information sought,conducted with ten people (with higher education) from Generation X. As a result of the thematicanalysis, two adaptation strategies toward old age emerged for the representatives of GenerationX: proactive and reactive.

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