Tackling Parenting Styles, Parent-Adolescence Relation, and Generation Gaps

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Introduction
The following interview is primarily based on a gathering of three individuals representing adolescent research on biological families, transitions, and peer influence, respectively. Three individuals are; Beth, a 53-year old female; Jane, a 17-year old female; and David, a 26 year- old male. Beth has been a marriage counselor for years. She has published research articles accounting for family issues. Jane is a secondary school student. The only child of Mr. and Mrs. Francis. David holds a Ph.D. in counseling psychology. Their qualifications give me confidence in choosing them as my interviewees. The resulting paper also outlines the individuals' responses to particular questions asked in an interview. The goal of the discussion is to help with explaining, understanding, and exploring the research on the above-stated points. The interviewees elaborated on the questions based on this research.    
1 of 3: Families
a) Generation gap
i. When does the generation gap occur?
ii. Could the generation gap be a source of conflict between adolescents and their parents?
iii. Can adolescents overcome the generation gap?
iv. Does technology affect the generation gap?
I chose the generation gap in this entry since the generation gap affects how adolescents behave. The generation gap is a crucial issue for many adolescents; Hence it is discussed below. Adolescents' concepts are illustrated in this entry by David, Beth, and Jane in their responses to the question on family issues; David argues that "The generation gap occurs when both parents and young adolescents misunderstand one another due to differences in their beliefs, opinions, and interests." 
In her response, Beth explains how her parents talked about issues that made her upset. She further states that her parents were concerned about her safety as a growing girl, making her think they mistrusted her. Being raised in a lower-class family, Beth's parents were not conversant with changing technology. She states that the use of old technology gave her parents the impression that there was no need to use the phone for communication, and, as a result, she was constantly at odds with them.
In her response to the questions, Jane mentioned that keeping an open mind could reduce the generation gap. She also stated that frequently communicating, understanding each other, and providing unconditional love could help lessen the opening.
b) Parent-adolescent conflicts
i. What is your understanding of parental-adolescent conflicts?
ii. Is fighting between parents a culture?
iii. Do conflicts hurt Adolescents?
iv. How did you deal with the conflicts?
 I chose parental-adolescents conflicts in this entry. In asking the three interviewees questi...