Tavener Meredith, Byles Julie, Loxton Deborah
Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Australas J Ageing. 2014 Dec;33(4):E31-5. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12087. Epub 2013 Jul 19.
This paper explored how gerontology experts described baby boomers, whether they challenged the popular image, and if they provided alternatives to the popularly reported baby boomer behaviours and characteristics.
Qualitative interviews were conducted with ten experts from different areas across Australia. The interviews were semi-structured and guided by a 'sense-making' approach to explore the baby boomer construct and identify expert narratives that differed from the popularly tendered image.
The majority of experts were identified as baby boomers and made use of phrases associated with the popular baby boomer image, such as 'cashed up', 'reinventing retirement' and 'sea change'. Lifestyle and wealth were recognised as staple features of the popular image. To a lesser degree, the experts also recognised alternative characteristics and behaviours, including people with disabilities and those who struggle financially.
Experts appeared to identify with the popular baby boomer label, but not necessarily the accompanying stereotypes.
本文探讨了老年学专家如何描述婴儿潮一代，他们是否对流行形象提出了挑战，以及他们是否为普遍报道的婴儿潮一代的行为和特征提供了不同的描述。
对来自澳大利亚不同地区的十位专家进行了定性访谈。访谈采用半结构化形式，并以“意义建构”方法为指导，以探究婴儿潮一代的概念，并识别与普遍呈现的形象不同的专家叙述。
大多数专家被认定为婴儿潮一代，他们使用了与流行的婴儿潮一代形象相关的表述，如“资金充裕”“重塑退休生活”和“生活方式的重大改变”。生活方式和财富被视为流行形象的主要特征。在较小程度上，专家们也认识到其他特征和行为，包括残疾人士和经济困难的人。
专家们似乎认同流行的婴儿潮一代标签，但不一定认同随之而来的刻板印象。
