Question

Which of the following research findings best describes the phenomenon known as generational dissonance?

A. Recent studies have found that stress and conflict are higher in Latino families in which adolescents are relatively more acculturated than their parents.
B. One recent study of Black families found that teenagers rated their mothers' behaviors far more negatively than did either the mothers or the researcher.
C. Several researchers have demonstrated that family relationships change during puberty, with bickering between adolescents and their parents increasing and closeness between adolescents and their parents diminishing.
D. Research suggests that the distancing that takes place between parents and teenagers in early and middle adolescence is temporary.

Answer 1

Answer: Option A

Step-by-step explanation:

The term generational dissonance can be defined as the divergence of views between the adolescents and parents which is very common in the families of immigrant parents and their children that is born in America.

This is a very common difference seen in the parents and children as they belong to different age group and places so their opinions differ.

The recent studies have shown that the Mexico -American families have found that stress and conflict are higher where the adolescents are more associated with different cultures than their parents.

Answer 2

Option (A).

Step-by-step explanation:

Generational dissonance may be defined as the term used to describe difference in the views between the children and parent. This is common in the families of the American born children and their immigrant parents.

Latino families shows that adolescents have more acculturated than the parents. This shows a type of conflict or difference between parents and their children. Hence, this shows the generational dissonance.

Thus, the correct answer is option (A).