{"id":284522,"date":"2026-04-01T06:42:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T06:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/?p=284522"},"modified":"2026-04-01T06:42:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T06:42:37","slug":"series-4-9-sociology-of-intergenerational-transmission-continuity-and-transformation-of-struggle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/series-4-9-sociology-of-intergenerational-transmission-continuity-and-transformation-of-struggle\/","title":{"rendered":"Series 4\/9: The Sociology of Intergenerational Transmission, Continuity and Transformation of Struggle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Social struggles are not the product of a single period, but are long-lasting processes that are carried through generations, reinterpreted and adapted to new conditions. Revolutionary struggle is therefore part of a much wider historical flow than the singular efforts of individuals. This flow is transmitted from generation to generation through social memory, cultural practices, political experiences and class positionings. This chapter examines in a scientific framework how this intergenerational transmission works, by what mechanisms it continues and why social struggles continue uninterrupted.<\/p>\n<h3>Generation Concept: Generations as a Sociological Unit<\/h3>\n<p>Generation does not only refer to the same age group; it is a social unit composed of individuals who experience the same historical conditions, are shaped by the same political atmosphere and face similar social events. The defining characteristics of generations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Common historical experiences<\/li>\n<li>Common political atmosphere<\/li>\n<li>Common cultural codes<\/li>\n<li>Similar economic conditions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Similar social expectations. That is why each generation reconstructs the struggle with the tools of its time.<\/p>\n<h3>Collective Memory Social Memory as a Carrier of Struggle<\/h3>\n<p>Collective memory is a cultural mechanism that transmits a society's past experiences, traumas, achievements and values from generation to generation. Sources of collective memory:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Family narratives<\/li>\n<li>Community rituals<\/li>\n<li>Cultural symbols<\/li>\n<li>Memorial practices<\/li>\n<li>Written documents<\/li>\n<li>Oral history<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This memory allows individuals to situate their lifelines within a broader historical continuum.<\/p>\n<h3>Political Socialization: The Process of Generations' Participation in the Struggle<\/h3>\n<p>Political socialization is the process through which individuals learn political values, attitudes and behaviors. This process is one of the most powerful mechanisms of intergenerational transmission. Sources of political socialization:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Family<\/li>\n<li>School<\/li>\n<li>Communities<\/li>\n<li>Media<\/li>\n<li>Cultural practices<\/li>\n<li>Circle of friends<\/li>\n<li>Social events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This process explains why individuals gravitate towards certain forms of struggle.<\/p>\n<h3>Intergenerational Continuity: Continuing Lines of Struggle<\/h3>\n<p>Social struggles carry certain continuities across generations.<\/p>\n<p>These continuities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Demand for justice<\/li>\n<li>The quest for equality<\/li>\n<li>Desire for freedom<\/li>\n<li>Social solidarity<\/li>\n<li>Class sensitivity<\/li>\n<li>The reflex to resist oppression.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These values form the basis of the \u201cLegacy of Struggle\u201d passed down from generation to generation.<\/p>\n<h3>Generational Rupture. New Tools, New Languages, New Sensibilities<\/h3>\n<p>Each generation reconstructs the struggle with the tools of its own period. There is therefore both continuity and rupture between generations. Sources of rupture.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New communication technologies<\/li>\n<li>New forms of organization<\/li>\n<li>New cultural sensitivities<\/li>\n<li>Changing economic conditions<\/li>\n<li>New political atmosphere.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This rupture ensures the dynamism of the struggle.<\/p>\n<h3>Mechanisms of Transmission. How does struggle pass from generation to generation?<\/h3>\n<p>Intergenerational transmission works through four basic mechanisms.<\/p>\n<p>a) Emotional transmission. Family stories, traumas, pride, losses, sense of solidarity.<br \/>\nb) Cultural transmission. Songs, rituals, symbols, commemorative practices.<br \/>\nc) Informational transmission. Written documents, testimonies, historical records.<br \/>\nd) Experiential transmission. Practices within communities, organizing experiences, collective actions. These mechanisms ensure that the struggle is transmitted not only as knowledge but also as feelings and experiences.<\/p>\n<h3>Transformation of Intergenerational Transmission: The Impact of the Digital Age<\/h3>\n<p>Digitalization has radically changed intergenerational transmission. The effects of the digital age.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Access to information has accelerated<\/li>\n<li>Oral history turned into digital archives<\/li>\n<li>Cultural practices are reproduced on social media<\/li>\n<li>Young generations are developing new forms of organization<\/li>\n<li>Social memory now circulates on a global scale.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This transformation has both accelerated and diversified the transmission of struggle.<\/p>\n<p>The Struggle is Neither Exactly the Same Nor Completely New<\/p>\n<p>The sociology of intergenerational transmission shows us this.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The struggle is the rebirth of the same demands in different periods.<\/li>\n<li>Struggle is the expression of the same values through different means.<\/li>\n<li>The struggle is the reshaping of the same quest for justice in different generations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For this reason, the revolutionary struggle is both a chain of continuity and a field of innovation that is re-established in each generation.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Revolutionary struggle is both a chain of continuity and a field of innovation that is re-established in each generation.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":284523,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[286],"tags":[289],"class_list":{"0":"post-284522","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-yazarlar","8":"tag-manset"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=284522"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":284525,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284522\/revisions\/284525"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/284523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=284522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=284522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=284522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}