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A generation gap or generational gap is a difference of opinions and outlooks between one generation and another. These differences may relate to beliefs, politics, language, work, demographics and values. [1]
Jun 8, 2018 · The term "generation gap," which came into popular and scholarly use during the late 1960s and early 1970s, refers to differences in values of older and younger generations.
Generation gap is a difference in values and attitudes between one generation and another, especially between young people and their parents. These differences stem from older and younger people not understanding each other because of their differences in experiences, opinions, habits, and behavior.
- Nancy Mendez
Theory of generations (or sociology of generations) is a theory posed by Karl Mannheim in his 1928 essay, "Das Problem der Generationen," and translated into English in 1952 as "The Problem of Generations."
Bengtson V. L. (1969) “The ‘generation gap’: differences by generation and by sex in the perception of parent-child relations.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Pacific Sociological Assn., Seattle, April 24.
- Vern L. Bengtson
- 1970
We speak of 'a few generations ago', 'a new generation' and of 'the generation gap'. Despite the notion of generation being in such common currency, contemporary sociolo- gists have paid scant attention to the significance of generation.
Abstract The concept of generation denotes the biological reality of being, the historical reality of living, and the epistemological problem of knowing. These multiple meanings often operate simultaneously, making generation a powerful concept for understanding the social world; and
