Generation Gap
GENERATION GAP
"When you are as old as me now, you will have the same opinions as me" - said my mother when we had a sensational discussion. I can't understand what she said. I thought much about it and I realized that we have many differences. So what is its cause? I think the main cause is the generation gap.
"Generation gap" is a popular term used to describe the wide differences between members of younger generation and their older. A generation gap exists when older and younger people don't understand each other because of their experiences, their opinions, habits, behavior and life condition and standard.
Generation gap can exist between 2, even 3 generations in a family, between mature and unmatured generations. There are always some gaps among people in 70's, 80's, 90's but the most popular generation gap is in family.
Firstly, there are some different opinions between parents and children of their career, education and love. People lived in the old society always think they should arrange everything for their children from selections primary school to job, and then finding a wife or a husband for their small babies. Children almost can't decide what should be necessary for them. Children will work the same jobs as their parents. When parents were young, they didn't have good condition do develop like now, so they always want their children to get what they haven't got yet. Sometimes they don't think what their children want, what their children think. Everyone knows parents expect the best thing for their daughters and sons. There are many things children want but their parents think those are unnecessary. They don't explain why children want but parents don't. That causes misunderstanding and makes gaps.
Building family is an important thing in people's lives. Parents are afraid of the fact that their children can find a good husband or wife or not. Now life changed, some factors have changed, those make some lifestyle change. If parents used
"When you are as old as me now, you will have the same opinions as me" - said my mother when we had a sensational discussion. I can't understand what she said. I thought much about it and I realized that we have many differences. So what is its cause? I think the main cause is the generation gap.
"Generation gap" is a popular term used to describe the wide differences between members of younger generation and their older. A generation gap exists when older and younger people don't understand each other because of their experiences, their opinions, habits, behavior and life condition and standard.
Generation gap can exist between 2, even 3 generations in a family, between mature and unmatured generations. There are always some gaps among people in 70's, 80's, 90's but the most popular generation gap is in family.
Firstly, there are some different opinions between parents and children of their career, education and love. People lived in the old society always think they should arrange everything for their children from selections primary school to job, and then finding a wife or a husband for their small babies. Children almost can't decide what should be necessary for them. Children will work the same jobs as their parents. When parents were young, they didn't have good condition do develop like now, so they always want their children to get what they haven't got yet. Sometimes they don't think what their children want, what their children think. Everyone knows parents expect the best thing for their daughters and sons. There are many things children want but their parents think those are unnecessary. They don't explain why children want but parents don't. That causes misunderstanding and makes gaps.
Building family is an important thing in people's lives. Parents are afraid of the fact that their children can find a good husband or wife or not. Now life changed, some factors have changed, those make some lifestyle change. If parents used