Value Confluence and Behavioral Conflict in Intergenerational Relations

Abstract

This paper describes findings of an investigation of values and interpersonal perceptions of high school seniors and parents of high school seniors. The findings support the notion that there is relatively little value conflict, that conflict arises over means not ends, and that the 'generation gap within middleand lower-middle-class families is in large part a myth. A general tolerance of other was found in both generations in their attempt to understand value and behavior differences through an historical perspective.