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title: The Drawbacks of Generational Framing
date: 2021-06-29T03:00:00-04:00
author: OBOS Admin
canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/the-drawbacks-of-generational-framing"
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# The Drawbacks of Generational Framing

Ashton Applewhite reflects on the ways that thinking in terms of "generations" can cause harm by creating division, feeding stereotypes, and igniting conflict.

> Generational framing sanctions and supports age segregation, which makes us more likely to accept age divides and inequities as ‘just the way things are’ instead of questioning the grip of age-group groupthink on our policies and prospects. It also fosters age stereotypes — how could any generalization about millions of similar-age people possibly be accurate? — which delude and divide us. Most damagingly, ‘generation’ is used to exaggerate what age cohorts have in common and how they differ, in order to encourage conflict and legitimize inequity: the myth of intergenerational conflict.

[Read the full article ](https://thischairrocks.com/2021/06/29/lets-climb-out-of-the-generation-trap/)

SOURCE: This Chair Rocks • AUTHOR: Ashton Applewhite • LAST UPDATED: June 29, 2021

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## Busting Myths about Bodily Autonomy

This helpful article and video from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) breaks down seven common myths about bodily autonomy.

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This helpful article and video from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) breaks down seven common myths about bodily autonomy.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/busting-myths-about-bodily-autonomy)

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## Changing the Way We Talk about Gender-Based Violence

An academic researcher explains the real-world impact of how researchers and the media choose to talk about gender-based violence and offers recommendations

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An academic researcher explains the real-world impact of how researchers and the media choose to talk about gender-based violence and offers recommendations](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/changing-the-way-we-talk-about-gender-based-violence)

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## Menopause Movements and Menopause Capitalism

The authors of "Hot Flash" discuss how menopause capitalism tries to profit from the growth of menopause awareness, selling dubious products that do not take our health needs seriously.

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The authors of "Hot Flash" discuss how menopause capitalism tries to profit from the growth of menopause awareness, selling dubious products that do not take our health needs seriously.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/menopause-movements-capitalism)