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Generational Change
In social science, the term generation is synonymous with cohorts. Mannheim’s definition of social cohorts included people born in similar date range who experienced the same cultural familiarity. Furthermore, Mannheim stated that the younger generation will be confronted at a particular point in time where the conditions they face will be varied from those confronted by their parents’ generation. This variation is known as generational change.

Generational Change in Australia and factors of Inequality
Australia is a part of OECD and like every other country has experienced generational change due to the concentration of inequality level that has been reintroduced in the current society and is affecting the balance of country’s social aspects.

Employment Patterns
Workforce and recruitment opportunities are dependent on ageing population, transitioning generations, options for workers and the change in tenure. Like other developed nations, Australia is facing a population that is rapidly ageing which is why the economic growth has become slow and finding jobs is more difficult than before for the younger generations. This issue is also impacted by other factors such as gender, class and belonging to Indigenous communities.

Education Trends
The attainment of education in Australia has increased over the last few decades allowing the country to be at par with other member OECD countries. Older generation of Australians have achieved lower upper secondary education on an average while the younger generation of Australians are at par with OECD average. At the same time the current generation’s accessibility to educational opportunities is hampered by factors such as gender, Indigenous belonging, and geographic diaspora.

Healthcare
Currently, Australia has one of the best health systems all around the world. The present population are able to enjoy quality healthcare opportunities which is safe and affordable while also availing the benefits of free or low-cost health services in public hospitals or Medicare. Gender has no bearing on the unequal healthcare access while one’s indigenous belonging, class, and geography reinforced the healthcare inequality among current generation.

Family Life
Children and youth are significantly impacted by the change in family structures and the relationship they share with other family members. The trend of late marriage, change in working patterns of the parents is reflected in the change in the decision-making capability of people concerning their personal life. Over the last two decades, important changes in demography is characterizing family life. One noticeable trend is for youths to stay with their parents for extended period. Gender is a cause for inequality in family life among present generation due to wage discrimination and social roles.

Political Aspects
The older generation takes the entry and exit of political figures in philosophical manner while the younger generation is far less interested about politics and do not plead their allegiance to a certain party just because their parents did. However, they tend to assume modern-day leaders as replaceable.

Conclusion
The social distribution of rights and one’s access to resources plays an important role in shaping the social cohorts of any given society. What can be easily availed by the current generation might have not been made available for the previous generation. The difference in generational experience was brought out by examining each generation’s access to employment, education, healthcare, family life and governmental policies to understand that the present generation has far more opportunities in all aspects than the previous one.