Until recently, generational studies of Communist countries have concentrated promarily on elite changes. Little attention has been paid to the changes within the general punlic. This study reports on: the socio-economic resources of different generations, especially their educational achievements; the psychological resources for people in different generations to get involved in politics; their political resources; and their political participation. The text concludes with an appraisal of the changes among different generations that should help hte reader to understand the changes in Chinese...