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Belief in Generational Stereotypes: Why There Is a There There

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  • Riggio, Ronald E.
  • Saggi, Karan

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Belief in generational differences is nothing new. In ancient times, generational differences were seen as a threat to productivity, and efforts were made to change them. Bertman (1976) writes, “as early as the twenty-fifth century BC, the older generation in authoritarian Egypt had to ‘work at it’ to mold the younger generation in its own image.†Yet, Costanza and Finkelstein (2015) point out that “there is minimal empirical evidence actually supporting generationally based differences†and “no sufficient explanation for why such differences should even exist.†One explanation for the prevailing belief in generation-based differences is systematic biases in social perception.

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  • Riggio, Ronald E. & Saggi, Karan, 2015. "Belief in Generational Stereotypes: Why There Is a There There," Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Cambridge University Press, vol. 8(3), pages 340-342, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:inorps:v:8:y:2015:i:03:p:340-342_00
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