The Differences Between the Generations

The Differences Between the Generations

When discussing the differences between old and new generation, it will be helpful to identify two distinct sources of difference. I am talking about the difference due to the difference in age, and second is the difference in the culture and environment, as it existed at different periods.

The older generations has lived longer and have had more experience. They have enjoyed and got bored with many things, that younger generation is still busy enjoying. There is also difference in the responsibilities they have. Middle-aged people not only have to manage their career, they may also have to look after their children and parents. In comparison, children still completing their education have only their studies to worry about finishing. They still have not had the chance to find out how much better their parents and teachers are from their bosses. The nature of such differences has remained the same over the ages.

The differences from the second source show a much greater variability as we compare them down the ages. When the pace to technology was slow and ways of living did not change much from generation to generation. However, today with the very high rate of growth of technology, the cultures and living styles across the world are changing very fast. Thus, today there is much more differences between generations a compared to the past.

The new generation today has much wider knowledge due to greater exposure to a wide range of information through the television and the Internet. However, they lack depth in their knowledge and understanding. In addition, younger generation is more technology savvy because they learned at a younger age to use new technology faster. This is compared to how the older generation is learning this technology at an older age.

There are also many psychological and sociological changes taking place among younger generation. They seem to have less...