generational difference
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgenerationalanddifference
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generational
adjective
uk/dʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən.əl/us/dʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən.əl/
relating to different generations (= groups of people or members of a family who are around the ...
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difference
noun
uk/ˈdɪf.ər.əns/us/ˈdɪf.ɚ.əns/
the way in which two or more things which you are comparing are not ...
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The subsequent comparison of mid-age and young speakers allows a description of what appears to be agenerationaldifferencein intonational patterns.
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The most likely explanation for thisgenerationaldifferenceis the increasing importance of education in the modern world.
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This analysis shows agenerationaldifferencein the use and shape of rising intonation.
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But what is most important is not so much gender as it isgenerationaldifference: by plotting religious change through the family, the author makes conversion a natural event.
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Attitudes towards traditional beliefs and remedies, generational differences.
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That is, particular items may not be appropriate to elderly people by virtue of their status vis-à-vis work, lifestyle and generational differences.
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Now gender rather than generational differences between rural and urban populations are coming to the fore.
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Is it the case that age differences in partisanship are explained by length of time in the electorate, or are they explained by generational differences?
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When using groups decided a priori, the subtlety of age and generational differences have to be largely ignored.
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A change in progress, for example, involves generational differences in the use of slang, vulgarities, and profanities by women.
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Simultaneously, generational differences between noble fathers and sons led the latter to create an individual style very different from that of their forebears.
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However, whether these kinds of hypothesised generational differences supercede intra-generational diversity is an open, and an empirical, question.
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Participation in local politics reflects generational differences and geographical mobility factors.
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Partial evidence backing this hypothesis comes by comparing generational differences within each nation.
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For some, this failure to do gender reflected generational differences in which the baby-boomers were seen as a distinct and more youthful demographic cohort.
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Chapters 5-8 are concerned with the 'causes of social exclusion' examining generational differences, demographic context, the impact of low-paid work, and the relationship between exclusion and neighbourhood.
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Besides generational differences, the contributors represent regional, chronological and thematic specialities, and their post-graduate publications, including the younger scholars represented here, often navigate the intersections of these concerns.
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There were generational differences in marital status : 48 per cent of the older generation were widowed, while 19.5 per cent of the younger generation were divorced or separated.
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