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QuestionsuDo you often make decisions by yourself?Do you often make decisions by yourself?uDo your parents interfere with your Do your parents interfere with your affairs because of different ideas?affairs because of different ideas?uDo you sometimes feel difficult to Do you sometimes feel difficult to communicate with elderly people,communicate with elderly people,e.g.your parents,uncles,etc.?e.g.your parents,uncles,etc.?Generation Gap in Communication DonDont limit your child to your own circle,t limit your child to your own circle,because they are living in different because they are living in different timestimes.What?Different interests?Different idols?Different notions of some words?Different lifestyles?Different ways of communication?Different dreams?Different attitudes?Different interests:Different interests:Different idols:Different idols:Different lifestyles:Why?Social background?Economic status?Living environment?National policy?Various GenerationsGI Generation-high achievershigh achievers fearless but not reckless fearless but not reckless patriotic patriotic idealistic idealistic morally conscientious morally conscientious doers&believers doers&believersKennedy&Bush Various GenerationsSilent Generation-cautiouscautious unadventurous unadventurous unimaginative unimaginative withdrawn withdrawn silent silent conformity conformityVarious GenerationsBabyboom Generation-hard-workinghard-working anti-tradition anti-tradition no self-sacrifice no self-sacrifice high self-esteem high self-esteem high self-indulgence high self-indulgence questioning everything questioning everythingSandwich Generation Various GenerationsLost Generation-pessimisticpessimistic mental blankness mental blankness creative in literature creative in literature HeimingwayVarious GenerationsGeneration X-irresponsibleirresponsible reckless reckless uneducated uneducated violent violent children without a childhood children without a childhood lonely lonely13 ERs GenerationVarious GenerationsMillennial Generation-preciousprecious away from drugs,alcohol away from drugs,alcohol quality education quality education abstinence abstinence generation of hope generation of hopeMe GenerationVarious GenerationsGeneration EGeneration EGeneration Y(Why)Generation Y(Why)Generation NasdaqGeneration NasdaqBeat GenerationBeat GenerationWireless GenerationWireless GenerationReasonsDifferent life goals(Chairman Mao)Different life goals(Chairman Mao)Different living environments(TV&Internet)Different living environments(TV&Internet)Different understandingsDifferent understandings (independence,bf or gf,sex (independence,bf or gf,sex)Different concepts of equalityDifferent concepts of equality“80后、90后”80后后“我字当头我字当头”“80后后”小夫妻小夫妻“闪婚闪婚”“闪离闪离”成离婚高发人群成离婚高发人群 “80后后”父亲与孩子争风吃醋患上产后抑郁症父亲与孩子争风吃醋患上产后抑郁症 老公买错牛奶牌子老公买错牛奶牌子 80后小夫妻闹离婚后小夫妻闹离婚 “80后后”年轻夫妻为逃避刷洗买年轻夫妻为逃避刷洗买16口锅备用口锅备用 “80后后”妈妈命令女儿喊妈妈命令女儿喊“姐姐姐姐”“80后、90后”90后后“非常非常61”处在幻想中的一代 靠父母给钱的孩子 靠父母给钱却还拿出来炫耀 1 1成多的学生抽过烟或喝过酒成多的学生抽过烟或喝过酒 近近2 2成的学生有两种以上化妆品成的学生有两种以上化妆品超过超过4 4成的学生有成的学生有4-64-6个要好朋友近个要好朋友近3 3成的学生能玩一种以成的学生能玩一种以上乐器上乐器近近5 5成的学生通过网络来了解新闻成的学生通过网络来了解新闻 近近6 6成的学生最欣赏崇拜影视类明星成的学生最欣赏崇拜影视类明星近近7 7成学生认为自己的生活充实而开心成学生认为自己的生活充实而开心 Comparison of“70后、后、80后、后、90后后”Attitude toward workClothingHobbiesDrinkingHollidayMaking friendsCase Study1.Young Chinese-American.2.Case 1 on P190.camaraderieCloseness:similar enjoyment in clothing,hairstyles,similar enjoyment in clothing,hairstyles,activities,expectations.activities,expectations.Shrinking gapchild-centeredbusy/less discipliningindependenceneglecting valuesneglecting teaching opportunitiesneglecting the relationshipDownside:diminishing respectdiminishing respect less power less power over-indulgence over-indulgence Shrinking gapConclusion Communication between people Communication between people born and brought up at different born and brought up at different times is very much the same kind of times is very much the same kind of problem as communication between problem as communication between people born and brought up in people born and brought up in different places.It is actually a different places.It is actually a form of intercultural form of intercultural munication.Conclusion Every generation is a Every generation is a“melting melting potpot”of different kinds of people.of different kinds of people.Many generations have been Many generations have been labeled with a name reflecting their labeled with a name reflecting their attitudes and actions.attitudes and actions.BrainstormingWhile travelling on a train in China,Jane meets While travelling on a train in China,Jane meets a young American couple who seem to be in a young American couple who seem to be in their early thirties.As they chat,Jane asks their early thirties.As they chat,Jane asks how long they have been married.They reply how long they have been married.They reply they are not married,but have been living they are not married,but have been living together for a little over 2 years.Jane together for a little over 2 years.Jane pursues the issue by asking if they are pursues the issue by asking if they are planning to get married,but they say they planning to get married,but they say they havenhavent decided whether or not to get t decided whether or not to get married and are in no hurry.married and are in no hurry.Why is the couple living together instead of Why is the couple living together instead of getting married?getting married?Cultural info.Living togetherViews of marriageAsking about sensitive topics