The generation gap in a broad sense refers to the psychological distance or gap between the younger generation and the older generation in ways of thinking, values, attitudes towards life and hobbies. It was put forward by American anthropologist M Meade in The Generation Gap in the late 1960s.
In a narrow sense, it refers to the psychological gap or gap between parents and children. The generation gap mainly exists between ordinary adults and young people, and the difference between parents and children is not inevitable.
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The emergence of "generation gap" means that the basic socialization process has been full of contradictions and conflicts. To some extent, the "generation gap" has promoted the thinking and self-reflection of the two generations on life, actively sought new development, promoted the socialization of the "younger generation" and the continued socialization of the "adult generation", and made them keep up with the times.
At the same time, it is also conducive to creating an atmosphere of mutual learning and promotion between different generations. Therefore, western scholars put forward the concept of "reverse socialization", that is, "the process of the younger generation transmitting knowledge and culture to its predecessors". The appearance of this phenomenon means the transformation of the traditional basic socialization model, and the one-way discipline process is being replaced by the two-way communication process. ?
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