UCD Assignment 2 part1 – Research on Generation gap
Gen. Gap, common problems faced
- 25 years old student: “I don’t care for the traditions and won’t be visiting my relatives. I only see them once a year during Chinese New Year — where’s the connection there?”,
“It’s a drag to visit people whom I hardly see in the year. I’d rather spend time with people I’m closer to. Some youngsters are just going visiting to receive the ‘ang pao’,”
(heck-care attitude, prefer to be with friends[“thinkers” of their same age])
- no respect to the traditions and family
- blame one another for not understanding their thoughts
- parents lose influence on their teens and teens value peer opinions above parents influence
- Married children put less effort and time into the extended family, citing reasons such as being too busy with work, family and children. Yet they are able to spend both time and money on holidays, expensive clothes, restaurants, parties and COEs.
- pass the responsibility of caring for their parents to their other sibling.
- deserted and abandoned their parents and will not visit them even in the hospital
- Misconception toward elderly (eg. Elderly parents are narrow-minded and conservative. They tend to be out of touch with reality and are often biased in their treatment of family members. The parents don’t “understand” them)
- Do not want to get close with their parents because of the parental authoritative and dictatorial towards their grown-up children, imposing obsolete standards and practices on them or treat them like kids, dominating their choice of career, mate, friends and even clothing)
Is it only restricted to grandparents/parents?
- It does not only restricted to grandparents or parents. It can fall between their siblings and age gap between the people
Technology? Is it causing problems?
- Generation gap occurs when a person does not open up and share their life with one another.
- Not a good idea to force the youngster to communicate with the higher-ups if the senior folks wish to relay their tradition to the next generation, they have to do it by means of influence rather than forceful imposition, with particular caution not to use political power.
What are content of communication?
- Interaction and communication of the children’s life when they are outside, interest, sharing their thoughts/different point of view
- Youths themselves, should show the required filial respect to their parents, be understanding and respect some decisions that their parents make for them. Parents should show an attitude of respect and faith in the child. The control they exercise over their child should be done with understanding and sympathy. With this mutual trust in each other, the youth will see themselves the way their parents see them.
- make an effort to settle their differences and try to accommodate each other’s needs.
- need to be more patient and understanding with their elderly parents.
- Adjust with one another
- understanding the way members of each generation thinks, learns and relates to others.
- Being aware of generational differences can help you anticipate miscommunications and tailor your message for maximum effect
- Parents can learn how to use social network to connect with their children
Similarities and Differences in thinkings?
- Different past experience, think that the younger generation also experience the similar past experience as them
- Difference in attitude, motivation and behavior between the old and the young tend to cause conflict in the family, community and at work.
- different thinking about things – from clothes and music preference, to values and beliefs.
- Not every member of a particular generation will share everything in common with other members of that generation. However, the vast majority of a generation’s members will possess many of the generation’s overall traits, characteristics, and values, similar viewpoints, outlooks, communication styles, work habits, and expectations.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKARM03994420080130 – Generation gap during Chinese New Year
http://thesingaporesling.blogspot.com/2010/05/generation-gap.html – blog from a mother towards her children
http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20100604-220172.html – news on bridging generation gap
http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=803&Itemid=344 – knowledge gap
http://www.exampleessays.com/viewpaper/53376.html – problems faced by youth
http://seniors.gov.sg/Grandparenting/The+Generation+Gap+Is+it+getting+wider.htm – generation gap between the young and old
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Generation+gap+communication+gap%3A+dealing+with+workplace+challenges%3A…-a0112903474 – better communication in work
http://www.usatoday.com/money/jobcenter/workplace/communication/2002-11-15-communication-gap_x.htm – generations face new communication gaps, how to interact with different generation in work
http://www.asaecenter.org/PublicationsResources/articledetail.cfm?ItemNumber=13100 – understanding the generation
