A Comparative Analysis of Generational Differences: Youths and Parents

This essay delves into the generational gap present in contemporary society, contrasting the perspectives and behaviors of youths with those of their parents. It highlights how advancements in education, leading to higher reasoning capabilities and exposure to diverse viewpoints, significantly influence the younger generation's approach to issues. The essay also emphasizes the impact of technology, particularly in terms of accessibility and exposure to global cultures through social media, as a key factor contributing to these differences. The analysis suggests that youths, shaped by these factors, often exhibit a different worldview than their parents, creating a complex dynamic within families and society. The essay concludes by summarizing how education and technology contribute to this generational divide.

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Generational Difference between Youths and Their Parents
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Generational Difference between Youths and Their Parents
In the 21st century, there is a generational gap that is experienced in the society. The
young generation has a particular of handling issues as compared to generations of the parents. It
is expected that with time ideological changes takes place which may be perceived differently in
the community. Some matters were considered unacceptable in the traditional days, but today
they are being viewed as normality due to the changes in perception as well as exposure in the
society. Evolution in the governance of the corporations as well as the civilization contributes to
the generational gap that is experienced in the society. The young generation is behaving
differently as compared to the way their parents used to behave and handle issues during their
times as youths (Hopkins & Pain, 2007). Various factors have contributed to the change in the
ways of behaving and handling of issues in the society. In this piece of work, the discussion will
be based on comparing the way of living of the youths and that of their parents and what factors
are contributing to the generational differences
One of the primary factors that are contributing to the generational gap between the
youths and their parents is advancements in the formal education. Majority of the youths in the
21st century have gone through high levels of educational ranking which results to high reasoning
capabilities among the youths. Education does not only influence the behavior of an individual
but also reasoning capability of an individual due to exposure to both practical and theoretical
experiences of various scholars and how they used to behave (Glass, 2007). In the era of the
youth's parents, there was a dependence of the traditional education which was glued to personal
experience as well age. Majority of the parents could not go through the education system
offered in the modern day which implies that various aspects have been introduced in the course
of learning. Also, during the parents' time, there are various levels of education that could not be

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reached, but this has been made possible in the modern society. The advancements are as a result
of the research that carried out involving local as well as global issues. The youths at the end of
the day become more educated than the parents which result in superiority complexity between
the two groups translating to a generational gap.
Another factor that has contributed significantly to the generational gap is the emergence
of technology that is much experienced by the youths. Technology is an evolving element in the
society which is an aspect of time. The youths are becoming more technologically exposed than
their parents (Wey Smola & Sutton, 2002). The exposure can be viewed from various
perspectives one being the aspects of affordability. Majority of the parents are busy taking care
of the children which reduces the number of resources that be used in technological innovations.
Through connectivity using social media platforms, the youths are exposed to various cultures
from different parts of the world. This exposure advances their learning, and in the course of
implementing technological aspects, the teenagers differ ideologically with the parents (Wyn &
Woodman, 2006). This results in generational differences.
From the above comparisons, it is evident that there is a generational difference between
the youths and their parents. Education and technology are the significant contributions to the
generational difference. The youths seem to be more advanced than their parents and superiority
complex is experienced.

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