Southern Cross University ePublications@SCU Southern Cross Business School 2003 The generation gap and cultural influence: a Taiwan empirical investigation Huichun Yu Peter Miller Southern Cross University Publication details Post-print of: Yu‚ HC & Miller‚ P 2003‚ ’The generation gap and cultural influence: a Taiwan empirical investigation ’‚ Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal‚ vol.10‚ no. 3‚ pp. 23-41. Published version available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13527600310797621
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Generation gap exists always. The problems and misunderstandings between parents and their children are more pressing when they live together. Hundreds‚ thousands of European over the age of 20 still live in their parents’ home. Some do so out of sheer necessity when they have lost job or are unable to find one. Some seek the perpetuation of a warm and supportive parent-child relationship. Some find it just easier and creepier to stay in the nest. Whatever their reasons‚ increasing numbers of young
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Essay The Generation Gap The text represents an extract from the novel “Wheels” by Arthur Haily. The extract belongs to the belles-lettres style. The text looks at the relationship between Matt Zaleski and his daughter Barbara. The main theme of the extract is the generation gap. The author managed to reveal the inner corners of the characters’ soul through the description of their attitude to each other‚ their behaviour and outlook. At the very beginning Haily makes use of the
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A Gap of Sky A Gap of Sky is a short story by Anna Hope which deals with the pressure from society and the consequences of it. In our modern society many young people feel the pressure to be perfect like a heavy weight on their shoulders. You need a long‚ good education. You need to be attractive‚ be social and have lots of friends. Sometimes the pressure can become too much and you forget what is important in life and gets on the wrong track. In A Gap of Sky we meet Ellie a nineteen year
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The generation gap is a very interesting topic for me. As a child that grew up ion the 70’s and 80’s i feel somewhat in the middle of this gap. I love the idea of a menu driven benefits. I also like how you remember different generations have different skills that they grew up with As a 40-something i find the idea of a menu driven benefit package fascinating. At the last hospital i worked at everyone received so "stipend" for health insurance and it was the same for every one if you were
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Generation Gap |Discuss the problems facing old and young in a rapidly changing society | | | |We are living in a world which is characterized by change. Generally speaking‚ the change has been towards progress. Change and | |progress have created certain problems that confront both the young and old. Old values stand
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feel that our fate is in our own hands. We experience a sort of liberation from the restrictive influence of fate. If we talk of wealth‚ it is today more equitably distributed than before. Socialistic trends all over the world have narrowed the gap between the rich and the poor. In the days of our forefathers‚ poverty was regarded as part of the divine scheme of things and was passively accepted by the people. Now the attitude
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When we talk about thinking‚ then in today’s fast changing scenario‚ the younger generation become more practical‚ more wild‚ more assertive and ambitious then the older generation. Now days‚ “Success” become a buzz word in between the younger generation and younger generation is trying to achieve this word at any cost. Now‚ the question is arises that “What is the major reason behind this deep difference?” Lots of conclusions are also there but I think over ambition‚ greed of money‚ glamour world
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were. The same comment is made from generation to generation and is always true; it has never been truer than it is today. These days‚ grown-ups describe children as «difficult»‚ «rude»‚ «wild» and «irresponsible». Only some people say that they will grow up to make our country a better place. For kids from 8 to 14 a new term «tweens» has recently been coined. They are no longer children nor yet teenagers‚ just between – tweens. They are said to be a generation in a fearful hurry to grow up. Instead
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People from distinct generations can teach you things and you can also teach them too. Some of the things you can learn and also teach is kindness‚ confidence‚ sensitivity‚ perseverance‚ and integrity.You can learn a lot from past generations because they teach acceptance‚ cooperation‚ and how to care for someone. One thing one generation can teach another generation is acceptance. They can teach acceptance. This is about being able to accept someone but it might take some time to finally accept
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