Skip to main content

SAGE Social Science Thesaurus

Search from vocabulary

align
annotate
download

Concept information

... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > aging and older development > generation gap

Preferred term

generation gap  

Definition

  • The concept of the generation gap is one that has become part of our cultural vernacular. Reputedly coined by renowned anthropologist Margaret Mead, the simplest definition of the concept is the differentiation (or gap) of values, attitudes, or behaviors between members of an older generation and a younger generation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Generation Gap]

Broader concept

Belongs to group

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-QFBTD913-R

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD