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During a recent “Call with the Publisher”—on a rare day when the Publisher was away—we discussed intergenerational communications. We acknowledged cultural differences around the world with notable differences in how Asians venerate their elders compared to the United States.
We became aware of age-related perspectives between those of us on the call: three Baby Boomers, three Gen-Xers, one Gen-Y and one vocal Millennial, who shed some light on her younger perspective most of us had not previously glimpsed. (Two additional people on the call made no reference to their ages and I don’t know them well enough to estimate.)
Why is this important and why is The Good Men Project discussing intergenerational communications? If we are going to address matters related to the changing roles of men and masculinity in the 21st Century and continue to work on ridding the world of oppression, we had better start really listening to one another.
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Here are some questions related. We invite you to share your perspective with the GMP readers.
- Do we or do we not value knowledge? Knowledge is easily accessible but not applied. Is this why we, in the United States, do not revere our seniors and don’t appreciate their wisdom—the application of knowledge acquired over time?
- A wise person has failed many times to know how to succeed. What kind of value can a young person with a formal education and “no experience” have and share with the world?
- How can different generations of people pro-actively communicate for understanding and potentially collaborating on projects toward the same goals?
- Who do young people listen to?
- How did your mentor/elder/teacher deliver a message that you listened to?
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