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Adolescents | 1 |
Adults | 1 |
Communication Problems | 1 |
Cultural Differences | 1 |
Culture Conflict | 1 |
Generation Gap | 1 |
Nonverbal Communication | 1 |
Socialization | 1 |
Sociocultural Patterns | 1 |
Sociolinguistics | 1 |
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Educational Leadership | 1 |
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Achilles, C. M. | 1 |
Crump, Harriet B. | 1 |
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Achilles, C. M.; Crump, Harriet B. – Educational Leadership, 1978
Argues that the generation gap is the collision of two distinct cultures--a youth culture and an adult culture. Each culture is expressed through verbal and nonverbal norms that enhance a feeling of group kinship but hamper communication with members of the other culture. (JG)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Communication Problems, Cultural Differences