narratives of three generations of urban middle-class - eTheses ...

Third Generation
Second Generation
First Generation
20-35 years
45-60 years
70 years and above
First generational subjects were most difficult to find for an interview owing to the
problems of old age and physical health. Second generational women most readily
agreed to participate and third generational men and women were generally more
conducive to the idea of involvement within the research. Two families I interviewed
consisted of all three generations living under the same roof with a first generation
woman living no more in one. Four families I interviewed consisted of two generations
living together in the same house and in one case the interviewees were generationally
related in terms of a first generation grandmother, second generation mother who is
now married into another family and her third generation daughter.
Of the 28 men, 20 are working professionals, 4 retired professionals and 4 students.
The number of men across the three generations who participated in the research is
split in the following manner:
Generation
Number of participants
Third 16
Second 7
First 2
In between First and Second generation 3
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