It is a very deep, current issue and requires looking at it from different places. I will make an attempt to expose what I think about it.
A generation gap has a high probability of giving rise to conflicting situations because over time situations and things are modified. Change guidelines, access to new knowledge, different means of communication are used, new words appear, symbols may not mean the same, age hierarchies are filed off little by little, rights are recognized for young people, etc. It is therefore more difficult for those of the generation that are going to adapt again to situations that have not lived. There are more migrations than before and these are of different types, there are new university careers and different types of tasks or work. Regarding gender, there are positive advances towards recognizing the role of women and their contribution to society is very strong. Many men do not want to accept this, others can not get rid of their macho customs even when they are not aggressive, the role of schools and their teachers extends from the disciplinary to the social and behavioral filing the differences that children bring from their homes. Children incorporate these school guidelines and are not always understood by their parents or older siblings - probably more submissive - and can grow defensively and with the contrast between places they travel: their home, the street, the school, the church. But, in the end none of this should be looked at temporarily as very new in the trend. Of course, the speed at which changes are currently occurring is greater and this also influences. The premise would be to become aware that in the "other" there is an other with moral, social, cultural guidelines that can not be left aside. Finally, in our time, let us say at the beginning of this century, events of different types have taken place (for example, wars in African countries, especially oil wars, huge aggressions against Palestinians, towards Christians in the East). At the same time in the last 10 years there has been a tremendous increase in economic and financial inequality that diminish the possibilities and opportunities of the poorest to live a good present and project a better future and the improvement of the middle class is inhibited or even it gets worse in terms of their economic possibilities. All this affects transversally to the societies and it is seen in the streets of the cities, in the public institutions and in excluding environments.
Finally, I want to say that I hope you do not believe that I am very pessimistic, but I would be much less so if millennials and young people are supported more, since they must be prepared to lead our destinies.
I think scholars have a pivotal role to play in bridging this gap. If colleges and universities pair up with retirement communities so that, perhaps the first Friday of every month, a scholar shares the latest research in some field with the elderly in a public talk at the retirement community, the gap between the generations will shrink.
Pedro, I understand what you are trying to say, but what I see is not a generation gap. Moral principles and standards do not change. We of course make new laws for our countries because of time. I remember when the speed limit on an interstate was 55mph now it is 70mph. I cannot do 70mph so I do not try to keep up with that limit. Maybe others can. I do not criticize them for this but if they feel compelled to endanger themselves because of a speeding limit that is detrimental I let them judge for themselves. I was watching an episode of Outlander, the heroine was very hurt and disappointed to find out that his future bride was not a virgin. I heard her reply to him no one are virgins anymore when they marry, young girls give it away early. In 1 Corinthians 8:13 Paul says, "Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend." If we do something and a person does not believe that it is right we are offending our brother even though there may be nothing wrong with what we are doing. Everything is according to one's faith. As a young girl I was never promiscuous and I was a virgin when I married at 24. There is no generation gap. It is a matter of one's faith and what one has been taught. A person with a Christian background can be easily offended. I try not to offend them with my liberality even if it is not a sin. I am not talking about cultists or unorthodox teachings that has nothing to do with Christianity, but is manmade
So, I think in your paper you should consider what offends and how loving someone will cause you to respect their culture, their beliefs and their teachings that they cherish but may be rubbish to you. God Bless.
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