InAmericanhistorytoday’sgrandparentsusedtogrowupinaperiodofangryrebellingagainsttheirparents’authority.Astimegoesbyandtheyeaseintotheroleof___51___familymemberstheymaywonder:Whathappenedtothegeneration

　　InAmericanhistorytoday’sgrandparentsusedtogrowupinaperiodofangryrebellingagainsttheirparents’authority.Astimegoesbyandtheyeaseintotheroleof___51___familymemberstheymaywonder:Whathappenedtothegenerationgap?Isitgoneorjustinthe___52___?Orisitstillpresentbutmostlyunderground?

　　Agenerationgapiscommonlyrecognizedtorefertodifferencesbetweengenerationsthatcauseconflictand___53___communicationcreatinga‘gap.’SociologistWilliamSafireprovides amorepositivedefinition. Generationgapaccordingtohimcanbea(n)___54___lackofcommunicationbetweenyoungandoldwhichresultsinmisunderstandingoronthegoodside itcanberegardedasausefulstretchoftimethatseparatescultureswithinasocietyallowingthemtodeveloptheirown___55___.Fromtheirpositioninthefamilyandwithmore___56___thanyoungerfamilymembersgrandparentsaremorelikelytolookatthegenerationgap___57___expectingthatdifferencesbetweengenerationscansometimesdosomegoodtoallthoseconcerned.

　　Althoughtherehavealwaysbeendifferencesbetweenthegenerationsthedrasticdifferencesthatthetermimplieswerenotmuch___58___untilthetwentiethcentury.Beforethattimesocietywasnotvery___59___.Youngpeopletypicallylivedneartheirextendedfamiliesprayedintheirchildhoodchurchesandoftenworkedonthefamilyfarmorinafamilybusiness.Withtheappearanceoftelevisionandmoviesyoungpeoplewereexposedtoculturalinfluences___60___totheirownfamiliesandcultures.PerformerslikeFrankSinatraElvisPresleyandJamesDeanwonadmirationfromtheyoungergenerationbutwereoften___61___bytheoldergeneration.Thentomakethematterworsecamethe1960sandtheVietnam（越南）Warcausedamoreserious___62___betweenyoungandold.

　　TodayalthoughmoreAmericanshaveadmittedtheexistenceofgenerationaldifferencesmostdonotseethemastoo___63___.Thatispartlybecauseoftheareasofdifference.Thetopareasofdisagreementbetweenyoungandoldaccordingtoaresearchareuseoftechnologyandtasteinmusicratherthan___64___issueslikereligiousbeliefsorpoliticalviewpoints. InfactmostAmericanpeopletodayhavefoundwaystoontheonehandliveinharmonywithfamilymembersando