EY2012

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Questionnaires on the Generation Gap



Questionnaire

v  A Kristin (Sweden), Lin (Sweden), Florentina (RO), Filip (Portugal)

1.       Are you aware of  any generation gap

Yes…No…Maybe

2.       Which of the following definitions on the generation gap do you think is  correct?

a.      

b.     

c.       ….

3.       In which point of peoples life do you  think the generation gap is the biggest?

13-15; 15-20;20-30;30-40;40-50;50-60;60-70;80-;

4.       In what area do you think the generation gap is the biggest?

Work   social life   politic   family   culture   economics   others

5.       When you are facing a generation gap issue, what do you do?

Talk about it             fight         run away           forget about



v  B.

1.       Do you agree there is  a problem between the older  and young generation?

Yes/No

2.       If yes, then what are the  signs?

a.       Not enough respect

b.      Lack of tolerance

c.       Different mentalities

d.      Different approach to technology

e.      Pace to life/ Conforming to accepted  society

3.       Are young people considerable reliable assets to society?

4.       Do you think the generation gap can be narrowed?

a.       Dialogue between generations (mixed  activities)?

b.      Education

c.       Projects like  this one?

d.      Help from the family ( Psychologists etc)



v  C

1.       Do you believe a generation gap exists?

2.       Gender( stronger amongst women or men)

3.       When do you consider that a generation gap changes?

4.       Do you think the generation allow the older generations to have more authority in their relationship s with younger people?

5.       How do you perceive an older/ younger person?

6.       Could the generation gap cause a problem in cause?

7.       Do you think your life is easier or harder than your parents’?

8.       What problems does  the generation gap cause  for you?

9.       Can it be overcome?

10.   How  do you believe we can overcome the generation gap?



v  D

1.       Do you believe that electronic means of communication create a communication gap between generations?

2.       Have you ever found yourself in a situation in which a young person /an elder was disrespectful to you?

3.       What situation would cause you to be disrespectful to a young/elder person?

4.       Which of the following reasons  do you believe is the main cause of disagreement between generations ( i.e. music, fashion, etc.)

5.       Do you find it easy to work in a team with people  from different generations?

6.       Is it easy for you to accept ideas from people of different generations?

7.       Do you believe that people of different generations have enough courage . self-confidence to openly state their opinions on members of other generations?

8.       Do you believe that people  of different generation can find common cultural ideas?



v  E



1.       How  do you understand GP?

2.       Do you feel it is  a problem?

3.       Do you think it  is  a challenge?

4.       What are the reasons of GP?

·         Technology; education; lifestyle; language; age; location; cultural changes.

5.       How  do you think people  around you face or understand GP?

6.       Is  what we call GP increasing or decreasing through ages?

7.       Which side ( elderly X youth) should make  more steps  about GP?

8.       Have you ever faced GP? How  did you feel?

9.       Do you think that  government or other  organizations could help  what is called  GP?

10.   What do you think we should  do to face GP?



v  F

1.       How many different generations  do you come across in your  everyday life?

2.       Do you have common activities with younger/ older people? ( tennis, Internet…)

3.       Do you have  a good  relationship  with your relatives? Who are they? How  old  are they?

4.       Do you tald  about your problems  with younger/older people?

5.       Do you often spend  time  with different generations?

6.       Why do you/ don’t you spend more  time  with different generations?

7.       Do you have many conflicts with the opposite  generation?



v  G Group 5 ( 5 positive, 5 negative)

1.       Young people don’t spend much time  with older people.

2.       Young & old people have harder time communicating today.

3.       Young & old people had more things in common back in the past.

4.       The young generation today has more opportunities & choices today.

5.       The generation gap  was greater in the past.

6.       Today technology is making it harder  to understand the younger people.

7.       Technology also makes  us get together more  an communicate in new ways ( Skype,  Facebook, mail)



v  H ( Sweden , Portugal Emilia)

1.       Do you feel frustrated  for little open mind in generation meetings?

2.       Does the other generation underestimate you?

3.       Is economy a problem  for communication?

4.       Is it difficult  to  work  with other  generations?

5.       Is there lack of  understanding towards  other  generations?

6.       Do you feel responsibility  for  other generation?

7.       Did  you, at  times, add actions for the generation gap?

8.       Have you got a lot  to learn  from other  generations?

9.       Is there respect from other generations?

10.   Do you  enjoy sharing time  with other  generations?

11.   Do you accept the other  generations?

12.   Are icons bridge builders?  Mother Teresa, UNICEF, Maradona, Ibrahimoviz, Jackson, Lady Gaga…



v  I

1.       What is generation gap?

2.       Do you  think generation gap is  a big issue in Europe?

3.       Do you think cooperation between generations  is needed to lower  the problems in the EU?

4.       Do you think gap can be positive or negative?

5.       Generation gap  now  and in the past ( Since   last year  has  it  increased  or not?)

6.       Does the generation gap affect the  relationship  among people?

7.       Why is  generation gap so big?

8.       Who is  most  affected  in  a negative  way  by the generation gap? Old people or  young people?

9.       What solutions  can you identify to solve  the problem of the generation gap?

10.   Do you think there should be more intergenerational  relationship  between people ? Is this  the right solution?



v  J

1.       To feel  at ease  when socializing  with other generations and hard  because  we do not share the same values

2.       I feel I do not  have  anything in common  with the other  generation

3.       I do not feel any need  to integrate  with  the other  generation

4.       I feel that the older generation has the authority to decide  over the young generation

5.       I feel I have a possibility  to meet  with the other generation

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