The present work concerns the articulation among different generations in the contemporary context. It discusses the constitution of intergenerational bonds, analyzing subjective and relational changes, in a context of accelerated social transformations. Generational differences are highlighted, since they are the basis of the socio-cultural transmission process. Different theoretical approaches of the generation concept are confronted with the category of age, from the perspective of psycho-social studies. It emphasizes experience subjective character and it discusses distances and proximities of people with different ages. It considers that contemporary intergenerational bonds are currently structured in a different way. The intergenerational identification process, based on the ideal of youth, stemming from the homogenization of social values, is analyzed.
social changes; intergenerational relations; contemporary context