The generation gap: thinking and communicating towards the same goal
“Juvenoia,” or “exaggerated anxiety about the influence of social change on children and youth.", is a term created by sociologist David Finkelhor of the University of New Hampshire to describe the phenomenon of past generations not agreeing with the ideology of youth nowadays. This phenomenon affects the way "older" generations judge the "new" generations and their electronics, political thoughts, decision making skills, in addition to many other factors that up and coming young adults and teenagers are known for. It seems that it is nearly impossible to have a say or opinion in a matter when discussing it with middle-aged adults or senior citizens, just as hard as it is to convince a young adult or teenager to listen to their elders/parents in situations that they have lived before. The thought that any generation is better than the one before or the next is a bit selfish, if I may say. …show more content…
Let's call the old dog generation X, targeting the adults of the 1960's. Now, as I see it, the world around the dog keeps revolving as new toys arrive, dog food gives better nutrition and food bowls get new styles. If the dog chooses to stick with his old kibble, bowl and toys, what will happen? The toys will break, the bowls will get worn and start leaking, plus it's old food won't give it the energy it used to, because his body will start aging and it'll need more care diet-wise. Although, I'm not saying a pup can't learn old tricks, because somehow it will need to know how to do something, so the old dog can show it where to defecate, eat, sleep, and how to act, basic dog