Capitol Tech U Doctoral Presentation - April 2024.pptx
ENGLISH ALS PROJECT.pptx
1. By students of 12-F:
VISHISTH SETHI
PRIYANSH BANSAL
PRIYANG MOHAN LAL
ANOUSHKA BHATTACHARYA
AKSHAT GUPTA
GENERATION GAP
ENGLISH ALS PROJECT
By students of 12-F:
VISHISTH SETHI
PRIYANSH BANSAL
PRIYANG MOHAN LAL
ANOUSHKA BHATTACHARYA
AKSHAT GUPTA DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL RK PURAM
2. INDEX
1. Certificate
2. Certificate of completion
3. Action plan
4. Abstract
5. Acknowledgement
6. Objectives
7. What is generation gap
8. History of generation gap
9. How Generations Are Distinguished
10. Reasons for generation gap
11. Tips to bridge the generation gap
12. Survey and analysis
13. Interview
14. Reflections
3. CERTIFICATE
We, the students of Class 12-F of Delhi Public School, R . K . Puram hereby
certify that the project was undertaken by us as a part of CBSE curriculum. The
data used in the project has been collected by us from the sources mentioned
in the bibliography and therefore we take it to be authentic and reliable.
S.N NAME CLASS & SECTION BOARD ROLL NUMBER
1 VISHISTH SETHI 12 F
2 PRIYANSH BANSAL 12 F
3 PRIYANG MOHAN LAL 12 F
4 ANOUSHKA BHATTACHARYA 12 F
5 AKSHAT GUPTA 12 F
4. CERTIFICATE OF
COMPLETION
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
This is to certify that the Project Report titled ‘GENERATION GAP’, English Core, is a bona
fide work carried out by Priyansh Bansal,Vishisth Sethi, Priyang Mohan Lal, Anoushka
Bhattacharya and Akshath Gupta of class XII F of DPS RK PURAM, for fulfilment of the ALS
Project Work.
Principal:
Teacher Guide:
Date:
Place:
5. ACTION PLAN
How will you do this
task?
Research on cause
and tips to bridge
generation gap
Surveys for
anecdotal data and
interview
Discussing both research
and anecdotal data
Smart Goal
To understand the concept of Generation Gap and discuss ways to cope
up with it.
What resources will
you need th,
Google Forms for
collecting data
Interview Fabling
Who will be
responsible?
Priyansh, Priyang Vishisth, Akshat Priyansh, Anoushka
How will you know
when you will be
successful?
We will be able to
obtain statistics on
generation gap
We will be able to
show the impact of
generation gap on
people’s lives
We will be able to
understand ways to cope
up with generation gap
6. ABSTRACT
Background: Time waits for none and is constantly changing with every blink of our eye and so is our
perspective, values and habits. Some people evolve and accommodate themselves with the changing
world and other have apparently remained where they were thirty or forty years up the ladder. When
people resist change and try to sustain with a bygone perspective amidst the changing world, there
exists a tendency of clash between the people of one generation with the other. This is known as
generation gap. This gap between the generations is inevitable because every generation comes up
with something new in their minds. It is best if both the generations try to understand each other
and cooperate to coexist harmoniously.
Method: This study used a mixed research approach of survey and an interview schedule.
Results: The majority of participants believe that generational differences generate problems at
work and in friendships. The majority of people believe that people's stubbornness in sticking to
their thought process is the cause of generation gaps. More than half of the participants said they
were having a range of issues due to the generation gap but that they were eager to resolve it.
Conclusion: The study recommends that understanding someone else's thought process and
keeping an open mind works best to bridge the generation gap.
7. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We would like to express our special thanks of gratitude to our
teacher Ms. Kakoli Sengupta as well as our principal Ms. Padma
Srinivasan who gave us the golden opportunity to do this
wonderful project on the topic Generation gap, which also helped
us in doing a lot of Research and we came to know about so many
new things.
Secondly We would also like to thank our parents and friends who
helped us a lot in finalizing this project within the limited time
frame.
8. OBJECTIVES
This study tries to explore the prevailing status of generation gap that
exists among the people of different age groups and their perceptions
about the same. Every person has a different perspective and may
even be confronting for some. It is essential to handle such issues
sensitively. Our work tries locate all such possibilities to bridge this
widening gap.
The objectives of the study were to investigate:
1. Existence of generation gap among friends and with parents.
2. How does generation gap affects interaction between people
3. Problems caused due to generation gap at work place,
4. Causes of generation gap .
5. Generation gap as a possible reason of disconnect.
9. 1. What is generation gap
2. History of generation gap
3. How Generations Are Distinguished
4. Reasons for generation gap
5. Tips to bridge the generation gap
6. Survey and analysis
7. Interview
8. Reflective Questions
REPORT
10. A generation gap refers to the chasm separating the beliefs and behaviors belonging
to two different generations. A generation gap is a term that describes the
differences in attitudes, behaviors, exposure and preferences between members of
younger and older generations.
Differences may be in politics, values, pop culture and other sectors. These
differences stem from older and younger people not understanding each other
because of their differences in experiences, opinions, habits, and behavior. While
generation gaps have existed throughout history, they have expanded in the early
twenty-first century.
“Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one
that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.”
- George
Orwell
What is GENERATION GAP
11. History of GENERATION GAP
Generation gap was introduced in the 1920s, but the real cause lies in the 1950s when the
soldiers returned from the wars and joined their families. The veterans faced a challenging
environment; the reason they resent the youth who were highly affected by rock culture.
Furthermore, in the 1980s, at the dawn of the television age, the new generation was wholly
disconnected from their elders. At the time of independence, the Western lifestyle was
acquired by Indians. At that time, the senior age group's fervent devotion towards their own
country highly abominated the current amusement media. An additional ground for aforesaid
was that many populations had moved to the progressive cities, and there was an intense
hindrance between the burgess & the rustic. The youngster was fascinated by the vitality of
the city. This caused the lifestyle of people has converted desperately. The elders gave
priority to the traditional way of working and thinking; besides that, youngsters were
disgruntled with the constant condemnation of the seniors, having a dependency on alcoholic
drinks, smoking, and other substances. They move up towards rapid and adventurous life,
whereas the elders promote a healthy, unflagging and well-balanced lifestyle. Similarly, other
elements as globalism, development in intercommunications also generate space between
generations.
12. BABY BOOMERS
They witnessed increasing social and
economic equality and came of age as
the country was split by differing
views on politics, war, and social
justice.
Born: 1946-1954
Coming of Age: 1963-1972
Age in 2004: 50-58
Current Population: 33 million
GENERATION X
Gen-Xers grew up with emerging
technologies and political and institutional
incompetence. Mimeograph machines
evolved into high-speed copiers, and fax
machines gave way to email.
Born: 1966-1976
Coming of Age: 1988-1994
Age in 2004: 28 to 38
Current Population: 41 million
GREATEST GENERATION
As Great Depression and World War II
survivors, they were instrumental in
shaping the world into an economic and
military power. This group is defined by
patriotism, teamwork, and drive.
Born:1912-1921
Coming of Age: 1930-1939
Current Population: 11-12 million
(declining rapidly)
How are GENERATIONS distinguished
13. MILLENNIALS
Millennials have always known cable TV, pagers, answering
machines, laptop computers, and video games. Technological
advancements in real-time media and communication have
driven their expectation for immediacy. They are the generation
that bridges the gap of growing up in a world before and after the
Internet. They were hit hard by the Great Recession, hurting the
long-term outlook of their finances.
Born: 1977-1994
Coming of Age: 1998-2006
Current Population: 71 million
How are GENERATIONS distinguished
GENERATION Z
This is the first generation that grew up with the Internet as a fact of
life, not knowing a world without immediate access to information, or
mobile phones. Generation Z was expected to do well financially,
coming of age in a strong economy. The economic crisis of 2020
upended that stability and what comes next is still to be determined.
This generation is racially and ethnically diverse and is similar to
millennials in terms of its social and policy beliefs and is progressive.
Born: 1995-2012
Coming of Age: 2013-2020
Current Population: 23 million and growing rapidly
14. Reasons for GENERATION gap
1. Lack of understanding: Different generations sometimes seem to speak a different language.
Because of the changes in society from when their parents were growing up to when their
children are growing up, even their way of thinking and what they consider normal has shifted.
1. Mistakes are rarely tolerated: Parents often do not tolerate mistakes and tend to tell their
children off. Children must make errors to learn and grow in life, but punishing them does
nothing but deepen the distance and prevent healthy communication.
1. Children are expected: To Be Replicas Parents often have dreams for their kids, and a lot of the
time, they tend to force them in that direction without considering what their child wants.
1. Too many comparison: Another reason the difference widens is when youngsters are
compared to each other or even to how parents were as a child. This causes individuals to lose
faith in themselves and might suffocate any enthusiasm they may have had previously.
1. Not enough interaction: Parents and children are frequently too exhausted to spend enough
time with each other every day due to the obligations of adulthood and the stress that comes
with working life. As a result, there is a lack of communication and contact, which leads the
generation gap to deepen.
15. Tips to bridge the GENERATION GAP
Understand
With listening comes understanding,
and this means that you have to learn
to put yourself in your child’s/parents
shoes and try to understand how they
feel and what they want from what
they tell you. If you can understand
where your child/parent is coming
from, you will close that
generation gap to some
extent.
Keep An Open Mind
The way that kids think is different from
how parents do. Parents often feel like they
have already been their child's age; they
understand how their child thinks. In contrast,
the child thinks their parents are not the
same age as they will not understand them.
This is why keeping an open mind and not
assuming and talking to each other freely
and keeping an open mind so that parents
and children can understand each
other better.
16. Tips to bridge the GENERATION GAP
Compromise
People, no matter how close they are,
sometimes disagree about topics.
Parents and children are no different;
instead of pressuring each other to think
your way or do what you want, learn to
compromise wherever feasible. Rather
than directing their every step, agreeing
will bring them closer to you and narrow
the generation gap.
Communicate
It is critical to set up a time to interact.
The simple act of discussing each others day
at the end of the day can help parents and
children get to know each other better and
make it easier for them to speak freely
around each other. Children need to know
that they can come to their parents with
anything, providing parents peace of mind
because they will not have to worry
about their children concealing
important information.
25. Do you think generation gap
cause problems in the
workplace?
SURVEY
ANALYSIS
26. Do you find any lack of topics
when you talk with your parents
?
How much time do you spend
with your parents on an
average?
27. Are there differences in opinions
due to generation gap?
Do you find differences of
opinions when you chat with
your parents?
28. CONCLUSION
• 34% of the response were recorded by the
people of age group 40-50. 26% of the
total response was from the people of age
between 30-40. The response from the
youth was the highest which was about
35%.
• The response from the male population
was about 64% while from the female
population it was only 36%.
• According to the survey most people have
never felt a generation gap between their
friends while 14% of the people have
experienced it.
• People have diverse opinion about how do
generation gap affects interaction
between two people.
• Around 48% of people think that
generation gap creates problems in
workplace while 26% people don't agree
with it. The remaining people are confused
about their opinion.
• People have different opinion about what
causes generation gaps to form but most of
the people think that it's due to the mental
gap in term of thinking pattern.
• It can be noticed that majority of the people
don't spend much time with their parents.
• According to the reply of the survey around
50% people find plenty of topics to talk
about with their parents while 40% of the
population find lack of topics when you talk
with your parents.
• 80% of the responses says that they find
difference in opinion which chatting with
their parents while the others don't face this
issue.
• Most of the people also think that there
differences in opinions due to generation
gap and it could be the possible reason for
any kind of disconnect.
• Most of the people believe that the issue of
generation gap can be resolved by sharing
our beliefs and opinions, by understanding
each other's actions and interests.
29. Vishisth- So ma'am, what, according to you, is generation gap?
Interviewee- Generation gap, its a subject of, you know you can discuss this subject at great length, but what I feel that I understand
of generation gap is when there is a conflict of ideas, attitude and understanding between people of two different ages or time. That is in
a smaller context. There are differences in opinions, lack of understanding, and a time gap between two sets of people; maybe one set
was born earlier than the other.
Vishisth-we have been talking about this for quite a long. What do you think is the status of the generation gap today? Has the gap
been widening, or has it been bridged?
Interviewee- I wouldn't say that the gap has been bridged because I am at such a position where I need to be dealing in my daily life
with two sets of generations, one, my father, who belongs to a generation far away from now you know which you could say the 40s, 50s
and the 60s they were going up at that point of time. I have two daughters who were born in this recent period. So, I can see that there is
a lack of understanding. It hasn't bridged at all; with the internet and social media playing a very vital role these days, I can see that the
gap has widened even more because people of the earlier generation are so unable to accept the certain trending stuff that is going on in
the social media or with the internet coming in and everything going digital. The present generation is much exposed, which wasn't the
case with the earlier generation. So, with these small, minute, trivial, trifling matters, I don't think the gap between these generations
has bridged; it is still vast.
Vishisth-So ma'am, it is true that you also experience that conflict of opinion.
Interviewee- Of course.
INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
30. INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
Vishisth-How do you deal with that?
Interviewee- First of all, let me divide this question into two parts. Let me first tell you about how I deal with the generation belonging to
my father. I do express my opinions, and when I see that my opinions are not met, the only thing that I do is not get into an argument and
oblige because I know that at this point, I will not be able to make them change their views, so the best thing for me is to oblige and keep
quiet. Now, when I deal with the younger generation, I deal with the younger generation a lot because I am an educationist myself. When I
see conflicting opinions and ideas surrounding me and my relationship with them, I try to imbibe their thoughts into me and try to adjust to
their trend because I feel that by doing this, I get to know what is going on in their lives and how their lives are shaping up and I can deal
with them better. So I decided always to make a peace treaty, and this is how I always deal with my conflicting opinions and the gap
between the generations, so what I do is sign a peace treaty.
Vishisth- So ma'am, there are people who think that generation gap should not exist and that generation gap is not suitable for people
and their relationships. Ma'am, do you think that the generation gap deals and gives a boost to the thought process of a person
Interviewee- See, basically what I would like to say for this question is change; I mean, if I say that the generation gap should not exist, how
would we come to know what changes. When I talked of my father when he was maybe a college-going student, there weren't many
facilities there weren't many exposures that he was offered. As the time grew, he came to know so many other things apart from what he
had already experienced. Now, this happened only because of a change, so that change may have brought maybe not much but a slight shift
in my father's life. So it is essential for us to accept and respect the generation gap because not everything about the generation gap can be
called unhealthy. We learned so much, and the best part about it is that we learned the changes, we accept the changes, and we understand
the changes that the generation gap brings along with it, so I think I wouldn't hold a generation gap, even if it is conflicting in nature, in the
negative aspect.
Vishisth-Thank you so much, ma'am; it was very nice to talk to you.
Interviewee- My pleasure.
