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John Poppy's introduction of the term, in Look magazine in 1967, merely affixed a name to a phenomenon that had long been an undercurrent of societal evolution, marking a turning point where the clash of old and new became undeniable.
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Jul 30, 2021 · The term “generation gap” was coined by “Look” magazine editor, John Poppy in the 1960s. He noticed there was a substantial divide in politics, tastes, music and virtually everything else between the young and the old — with the “old” including everyone over 30.
Jun 8, 2018 · The term "generation gap," which came into popular and scholarly use during the late 1960s and early 1970s, refers to differences in values of older and younger generations. Initially, it was thought that adolescents needed to express opinions and internalize value systems that were distinct from their parents' to individuate successfully and ...
Sep 13, 2021 · The term ‘generation gap’ was not coined until the 1960s—to showcase the gulf in values between young ‘baby-boomers’ and their parents—but its dimensions were first articulated in the aftermath of the First World War.
- Helen Kingstone
- 13 September 2021
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- 15, Issue10
May 15, 2016 · The “generation gap” was a term coined to explain the cultural upheavals of the 1960s. Many parents of draft age children during the Vietnam War had served in World War Two.
- Marc Wortman
Dec 1, 1992 · The term was coined (and used most frequently) by the hard-charging dads of the “GI Generation,” born from 1901 to 1924, a cohort reaching from Walt Disney to George Bush, whose 25...
Jul 16, 2024 · The term "generation gap" was first used in the 1960s when Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964) began diverging from their parents' beliefs and opinions. Sociologists use specific terminology to...
