"Generation gap is a myth to the extent that this means that there's some chasm between OLDS and YOUNGS. Depends on whom, but I imagine more kidz like their parents music than their parents liked *their* parents' music."
I meant this to mean it's mythical NOW; the part at the end was suggesting that the Gen Gap was probably realer in many ways (in music, at least) in the 60's. But that's also because now there are much much much more significant generational gaps -- internet use, LGBT politics, other basic policy stuff. I'm guessing that there are bigger disparities between childrens' views v. parents' views now than there even were in the 60's, actually -- anecdotally speaking, I think you can find plenty of young people in the U.S. who, e.g., are generally homophobic or gay-unfriendly who still oppose anti-gay-marriage legislation, which aligns them socially with their parents (homophobia and gay-unfriendliness) but politically directly opposed to them (not wanting to write laws to that effect).
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Date: 2009-08-13 05:28 pm (UTC)I meant this to mean it's mythical NOW; the part at the end was suggesting that the Gen Gap was probably realer in many ways (in music, at least) in the 60's. But that's also because now there are much much much more significant generational gaps -- internet use, LGBT politics, other basic policy stuff. I'm guessing that there are bigger disparities between childrens' views v. parents' views now than there even were in the 60's, actually -- anecdotally speaking, I think you can find plenty of young people in the U.S. who, e.g., are generally homophobic or gay-unfriendly who still oppose anti-gay-marriage legislation, which aligns them socially with their parents (homophobia and gay-unfriendliness) but politically directly opposed to them (not wanting to write laws to that effect).