This book suggests that the enduring problem of generations remains that of knowledge how society conceptualises the relationship between past present & future & the ways in which this is transmitted by adults to the young Reflecting on Mannheim's seminal essay The Problem of Generations' the author explores why generations have become a focus for academic interest & policy developments today Bristow argues that developments in education teaching & parenting culture seek to resolve tensions of our present-day risk society through imposing an artificial distance between the generations Bristow's book will be of interest to students & scholars in the fields of Sociology Social Policy Education Family studies Gerontology & Youth studies