3. CONTEXT
What is Generation Gap ?
Introduction
Reasons behind generation gap
Effects
How to prevent it ?
Bridging the Generation gap
Conclusion
Recommendations
4. INTRODUCTION
The Purpose Of Today’s Discussion…
• To aware the people about generation gap.
• To change the way of thinking of the parents about
their children
• To make families stable by decreasing generation gap.
5. • Generation gap is referring to differences between people of a younger
generation and their elders, especially between a child and their parent's
generation
WHAT IS GENERATION GAP?
6. •You just don't understand me!
Is often heard in our homes
Parent to child & child to parent
Each keeping to his own dome
Our Present
7. 97%
3%
Is there any conflict between generation?
Yes
No
I don't know
Conflict between generations
Frequency
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
About 50%
More than
50% Less than
50% I don't
know No conflict
5 8
11
3
3
%age of conflicts
About 50%
More than 50%
Less than 50%
I don't know
No conflict
%age of your conflicts do you think are related
to so-called generation gap?
8. Parents-Children Gap
• Parents thinks that teenagers today are generally rude, lazy and ill-behaved.
• Parents don’t want to understand modern views
9.
10. Reasons for generation gap
• Parents do not treat their kids as their age.
• Accusing each other at every topic.
• Unnecessary worry of the parents about their kids.
• Difference between their ideas.
• Expectations of the parents to their children.
• Parents do not aware about the modern world.
11. Lack of respect
Intolerance
Abuse
Different perspectives
Acceptance vs. non acceptance
of rules & regulations
Others
0 5 10 15 20
6
6
0
17
0
1
Major reasons for Generation Gap
Lack of respect
Intolerance
Abuse
Different perspectives
Acceptance vs. non
acceptance of rules &
regulations
Others
Which of the following do you consider
to be the main reason for generation’s
disputes?
10%
23%
64%
3%
Main Reasons for this conflict
A situation of
contest
Values
Rejection the
old way of life
Other
12. 34%
20%
13%
13%
20%
What are the main topics that created
argument between you &your
parents?
1
2
3
4
5
What are the main topics that created argument
between you &your parents?
Frequency %age
Your behavior 10 34%
Educational progress 6 20%
How you spend money 6 13%
About your friends/friendship 4 13%
Other 6 20%
13. Effects of GENERATION GAP
Positive Effect
• Social Effects
• “Experience and Energy together can
make this planet so beautiful and lovely”.
Negative Effects
• Destroy the traditional values, ideas of old people.
• Lack of understanding that exists between the different age
groups.
• Technological advances between generations
28. • Be reasonable.
• Communicate to them (give them time).
• Use internet.
• Watch them about their society.
• Read newspaper.
• Understand language.
• Go hi-tech.
How To Prevent It?
29. 0
5
10
15
20
25
Yes No
I don't
know
Can we diminished/ lowered/
lessened the problems arise from
generation gap?
Yes
No
I don't know
70%
27%
3%
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Dialogue
between
generations
The
problem is
to be
discussed in
school
Projects of
good
practice on
generation
gap
Meeting
with all
parties
involved in
conflicts
Advices,
models
discussed in
different
forms
7
5
6
8
4
If Answer is yes, then how?
Dialogue between
generations
The problem is to be
discussed in school
Projects of good practice on
generation gap
Meeting with all parties
involved in conflicts
Advices, models discussed in
different forms
30. Every generation needs regeneration.
A generation which ignores history has no past and no future.
Respecting and Reviving our Old Traditions .
BRIDGING GENERATION GAPS
33. 17%
23%
60%
Generation gap is mostly present
between
Children & their
parents
Young & adult in
their middle age
Young adults &
adults over 50
50%
43%
7% Yes
No
I don't
know
Is generation gap a mainly typical
between young & old?
34. 47%
53%
Does the different ages between you &
your parents, relationships with them
more distance & difficult?
57%
40%
3%
Do you agree that younger always
have to listen to older people?
1 2 3
35. • Neither parents or children are alone responsible.
• This happens due to change of generation.
• Parents should be aware about their children.
• This can be decrease by little compromise of both.
• Spend more time with each other as much as possible.
CONCLUSION
36. Recommendations
• Proper time and attention .
• Abolish their conservative thinking.
• In case of remarriage, divorce.
• Practice positive thinking .
• Both should change their attitudes.
• Show care and love.
• Must be strong bonding and friendship
• Trying to understand their children’s world.
