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We describe the data collection methods we employed with three generations of Australians (the Lucky Generation, the Baby Boomers and the Gen Ys) and analysis techniques used. We conducted interviews with people who could describe what it was like to grow up, work and raise a family amid transformations in basic aspects of daily life. Individuals’ reflections on their lifecourse are contextualised through the use of a cultural economy approach, in which historical and cultural texts illustrate broader economic and structural changes in the trends that acquire a personal voice in the stories from the people who have lived them. The interview material illustrates how the trends ‘get under the skin’ of people as they go about their daily lives, and provides insight into the very basic barriers to behaviour change.
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Banwell, C., Broom, D., Davies, A., Dixon, J. (2012). An Intergenerational Study Design. In: Weight of Modernity. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8957-1_2
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