Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Muralidhar Girls’ College Research Scholar, Centre for Journalism and Mass Communication, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India
Generation Gap is not the word of the Year; it is an old term used widely, over the past few years, different regions have shown different graphs highlighting the problem associated with generation gap and media is often accused of creating or magnifying the gap. Generation gap is defined as difference of attitudes and understanding between two generations, imbibes an actual deep rooted problem. Difference of attitudes and understanding often leads to erosion of culture and traditions, which is directly related to the existence and identity of the individual. Culture, though a complex topic can be simply defined as the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society passed on from one generation to another. Generation gap often disrupts the transmission and creates a gap to bring monoculture, which means a culture is dominated by a single shared belief, objective, or other element that defines the group and others does not exist in a long run. The research tries to understand the existence of any such gap in the society of Sikkim and whether media is actually the responsible factor for the gap or not. The research also tries to find out whether the causes can be utilised as a cure or not.
New media, Generation gap
