What does the generation gap mean?

As the saying goes, "There is a gap between three and five years old." Then the generation gap between you and your parents is a bit big. ...

"Generation gap" refers to the psychological distance or gap between the younger generation and the older generation due to different experiences, viewpoints, habits and behaviors.

Due to the differences in age, life experience, background of the times, objective environment, culture and traditional education, the two generations have formed different values, and their understanding of society, family and individual is also very different, which leads to the disharmony between the two generations in understanding and dealing with problems and intergenerational understanding.

On the one hand, the "generation gap" has caused a certain impact on the relatively stable pattern of family intergenerational relations, which was originally characterized by the one-way authority of elders, and sometimes even manifested as a subversion or deconstruction. The "generation gap" in the family field is often manifested in the fact that the younger generation often looks at and even openly resists the older generation with scrutiny and suspicion.

On the other hand, the "generation gap" has promoted the construction of a new pattern of intergenerational relations within the family. The new intergenerational relationship is characterized by the two-way authority of parents and children in relatively equal. It emphasizes the two-way interaction and dialogue between the two generations, and solves problems, alleviates contradictions and eliminates differences through consultation.