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generational change  

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  • Generations comprise people born within the same time period, who share similar formative experiences in adolescence and early adulthood. The concept of generations has been used to explain change and continuity in societies by social scientists and historians since the 18th century. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Generational Change]

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