Benitez, Jamie P.
Bragais, Emilyne
Herana, Joanna Marie R
Ico, Jellyca Maris
Apostol, Zymoun
Sampaguita High School
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Generation gap is refer between generations that cause conflict and complicate communication, creating a "gap." More specifically, a generation gap can be used to describe the differences in actions, beliefs, tastes, etc. between members of younger generations when compared to members of older generations. It is also form when two age groups seeing the world in different perspectives.
To start with, we all cannot deny the truism that each generation has its own thinking and lifestyle and wants to uphold the principles they believe in. This, unfortunately, leads to the contradiction between the young and the elderly. It goes without saying that our parents or even grandparents normally tend to stick with the perfectionism and lead us go the way they did. Thus, they might derive discomfort and even angry from their children’s new tattoos, face makeup, sexy clothing, etc. Meanwhile, the young views everything more open and simpler, so they are more flexible than their elders in adapting and approaching to new changes or frontiers. In short, these two distinct types of perception are increasingly extending the existed gap between the old and young people.
Based on our source the other main reason of generation gap between parents and children are parents themselves. They do not talk openly to their children and take part in solving their problems.
They said, “The first part of our life was ruined by our parents, and the second-by our children”. It is a fact the generation gap does exist. As time passes I have personally witnessed the huge generation gap amongst family members, class mates and society as a whole. The attitudes, opinions and behaviors between young and older people are extremely different. The new technology