intragenerell

Intragenerationell is a German adjective meaning within a single generation. It describes phenomena, processes, or outcomes that occur entirely within one generation, as opposed to intergenerationell phenomena that span across generations. The term is commonly used in the social sciences, demography, and economics.

In practice, the term appears in compounds with nouns such as Mobilität, Bildungschancen, and Einkommensverteilung. For example, intragenerationelle Mobilität refers to changes in social or economic status within a person’s lifetime; intragenerationelle Bildungschancen describe educational opportunities available within a generation; intragenerationelle Einkommensverteilung denotes income distribution among individuals born in the same generation. The concept is often contrasted with intergenerational mobility or intergenerational income transmission, which concern shifts or transfers between generations.

Etymology and orthography: the word is formed from intra- meaning within and Generation (generation), with the adjectival suffix -ell. In German scholarly writing, the form intragenerationell is common; some texts also use intragenerell as a variant. The English equivalent is intragenerational, used in analogous contexts.

See also: intergenerational, intragenerationelle Mobilität, intragenerationelle Bildungschancen. The term is mainly found in academic literature and policy-related discussions addressing how much of a given outcome arises within a generation versus across generations.