Unit3generationgap讲义.ppt

Unit 3 generation gap n. 代沟（两代人之间的隔阂）interval between generations Unbridgeable Generation Gap?不可逾越代沟 gaps gaps gaps generation gap Deepening generation gap?加深的代沟 Eliminate generation gap?消除代沟 Narrow generation gap generation gap We?often?hear?about the generation?gap that occurs?between?parents?andchildren?when it comes to?music,?morals,?fashion?and?a host?of other?things.? 我们总能听到父母和孩子之间存在“代沟”，音乐、道德准则、时尚以及很多事情上双方看法都不同。 cultural?generation?gap But this?divide—what William?Frey?of the?Brookings Institution?in?Washington,?DC,calls?“the?cultural?generation?gap”—is very?much wider?in?some?states?and?cities. 华盛顿特区的布鲁金斯学会成员威廉?弗雷伊把这种差异称作“文化代沟”，这种现象在某些州和城市表现尤为突出。 definatiom A?generation gap?or?generational gap, is a difference of opinions between one generation and another regarding beliefs, politics, or values. In todays usage, generation gap often refers to a perceived gap between younger people and their parents and/or grandparents.[1] sociological theory The sociological theory of a generation gap first came to light in the 1960s, when the younger generation (later known as?Baby Boomers) seemed to go against everything their parents had previously believed in terms of music, values, governmental and political views. institutional age segregation Sociologists now refer to generation gap as institutional age segregation. Sociologists have divided the lifespan into three different levels: childhood, midlife and retirement. Usually, when any of these age groups is engaged in its primary activity, the individual members are physically isolated from people of other generations, with little interaction across age barriers except at the nuclear family level. the separating ways Sociologists have observed and studied the ways in which generations separate themselves from one another, in the home and in social situations and areas (such as churches, clubs, senior centers, and youth centers). demographic difference There is a large demographic difference between the