What is Alpha Generation? Cover Image

Mit takar az alfa-generáció?
What is Alpha Generation?

Author(s): Ádám Nagy, Attila Kölcsey
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Debreceni Egyetem Politikatudományi és Szociológiai Intézet
Keywords: generations; Alpha-generation; Scientific approach

Summary/Abstract: According to Mannheim (Mannheim 1969), age group can be considered as a generation if it is characterized by a common immanent property, generational consciousness, community status, and three conditions are required: a common experience; actual peer-to-peer orientation and common situational interpretation, attitudes, forms of action (Mannheim 1969). Based on this model Strauss and Howe (Strauss – Howe 1991), states, that a generational change happens in around 15-20 years. Based on the relationship with the information society, the X, Y and Z generations are interpreted, but the concept of Alpha generation is also defined. Our article describes the story of the Alpha generation, the content attributed to the generation, and tries to answer the question: can this concept be interpreted in the paradigm of the generation of ages?

  • Issue Year: 6/2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 20-30
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Hungarian