Boomers and Beyond: Intergenerational Consumption and the Mature Imagination, 2006

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><br>This is a mixed methods data collection.<br>
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The <i>Boomers and Beyond: Intergenerational Consumption and the Mature Imagination </i> project focused on the consumption practices of the first wave 'baby boom' generation (born 1945-1954). This group, representing 17% of the UK population, began their life at a time of austerity but entered adulthood during a period of relative prosperity, experiencing major changes over their life course. Previous research has viewed 'boomers' as having experiences that set them apart from previous generations. This research project provided an account of the lives of the boomer generation, examining the role of consumption in changing traditional approaches to adult ageing. Phase One of the research comprised semi-structured interviews conducted with 150 respondents born between 1945 and 1954, resident in the Greater Manchester area (115 of these transcripts are included in this collection). For Phase Two, further in-depth interviews were conducted with 30 respondents from the phase one group, based on open-ended questions derived from initial analysis of the structured interviews. A quantitative data file covering respondents' demographic characteristics is also included. Further information about the study methodology may be found in the study user guide.<br>
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The study objectives were to:<ul><li>collect a new body of information on continuity/discontinuity in consumption patterns across the life course </li><li>contribute to the development of research methods comparing social discourse/mid-life with personal experience/biographical narrative</li><li>develop a particular theory around the material cultures for midlife and generational patterns of consumption</li><li>contribute to national/international policy debates</li></ul>Further information can be found on the <a href="http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/esrcinfocentre/viewawardpage.aspx?awardnumber=RES-154-25-0003" title="Boomers and Beyond: Intergenerational Consumption and the Mature Imagination">ESRC project award</a> page and the <a href="http://www.consume.bbk.ac.uk/research/biggs.html" title="Cultures of Consumption: Boomers and Beyond: Intergenerational Consumption and the Mature Imagination">Cultures of Consumption: Boomers and Beyond</a> project web page.<br>
<br><br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>Topics covered in the Phase One interviews included:<ul><li>background and demographic information, such as age, gender, employment status, occupation, marital status, household information and income, and parents' occupations and income</li><li> interests and activities, group membership, charitable donations</li><li>bodies and health, including physical wellbeing and care of appearance</li><li>spending habits and finances, including household, leisure and clothing expenditure</li><li>views about age, including life course patterns, changes in spending habits, differences between respondents and previous/next generations, advantages/disadvantages to age, middle age, and awareness of the term 'baby boomer'</li></ul>Topics covered in the Phase One interviews included:<br>
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The quantitative data file includes demographic and household characteristics and derived variables covering occupation, social class and other details.<br>
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<P>摘要版权归英国数据服务（UK Data Service）及数据收集版权所有者所有。</P><br>本数据集采用混合方法收集。<br><br>The <i>婴儿潮一代及更广泛群体：代际消费与成熟想象力</i>（<i>Boomers and Beyond: Intergenerational Consumption and the Mature Imagination</i>）项目聚焦于第一波“婴儿潮”（baby boom）一代（1945-1954年出生）的消费实践。该群体占英国人口的17%，人生起步于紧缩（austerity）时期，却在相对繁荣的年代步入成年，在生命历程中经历了重大变迁。既往研究认为“婴儿潮一代”（boomers）的经历使其有别于前代群体。本研究项目记录了婴儿潮一代的生活，探讨了消费在转变成人老龄化（adult ageing）传统路径中的作用。研究第一阶段包含对150名受访者的半结构化访谈（semi-structured interviews）——受访者出生于1945-1954年，居住在大曼彻斯特地区——本数据集包含其中115份访谈转录本（transcript）。第二阶段基于对结构化访谈（structured interviews）初步分析得出的开放式问题（open-ended questions），对第一阶段群体中的30名受访者进行了进一步深度访谈（in-depth interviews）。本数据集还包含一份涵盖受访者人口统计学特征（demographic characteristics）的定量数据文件。关于研究方法的更多信息可参见研究用户指南。<br><br>The study objectives were to:<ul><li>收集生命历程中消费模式连续性与非连续性的新信息</li><li>推动比较社会话语（social discourse）/中年生活与个人经历/传记叙事（biographical narrative）的研究方法发展</li><li>构建关于中年物质文化（material cultures）及代际消费模式的特定理论</li><li>为国内外政策讨论提供参考</li></ul>更多信息可在<a href="http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/esrcinfocentre/viewawardpage.aspx?awardnumber=RES-154-25-0003" title="Boomers and Beyond: Intergenerational Consumption and the Mature Imagination">ESRC项目资助</a>页面及<a href="http://www.consume.bbk.ac.uk/research/biggs.html" title="Cultures of Consumption: Boomers and Beyond: Intergenerational Consumption and the Mature Imagination">消费文化：婴儿潮一代及更广泛群体</a>项目网页查询。<br><br><B>核心主题</B>:<BR><br>第一阶段访谈涵盖主题包括：<ul><li>背景与人口统计学信息，如年龄、性别、就业状态、职业、婚姻状况、家庭信息与收入，以及父母的职业与收入</li><li>兴趣与活动、群体成员身份、慈善捐赠</li><li>身体与健康，包括身体健康（physical wellbeing）及外观护理</li><li>消费习惯与财务状况，包括家庭、休闲及服装支出</li><li>对年龄的看法，包括生命历程模式、消费习惯变化、受访者与前代/后代群体的差异、年龄的利弊、中年，以及对“婴儿潮一代”术语的认知</li></ul>第一阶段访谈涵盖主题包括：<br><br>定量数据文件包含人口统计学特征、家庭特征及涵盖职业、社会阶层（social class）等细节的衍生变量（derived variables）。<br>