Culture is a collection of customs, ideas, and beliefs which is acceptable to change from generation to generation. It’s mostly due to socio-economic changes which creates a major difference in the mindsets of next-next generations. Each generation has its importance and uniqueness while they practice the evolved cultures of the previous one. It is said that when an individual changes his/her culture, the evolution takes place bringing a significant change in the group’s behavior. Today’s generation expects equality and individuality but it was not so earlier. There was a time when only a particular gender was given respect and treated so well and individuality wasn’t that well recognized. But some are constant like the respect for elders and their tradition.
Culture spreads a dominant ideology through a system of rules, ideas, and values which are created by people. So when an individual’s perspective changes over time the rules or ideas change too.
Evolving fashion trends and reshaping the family structure are major cultural changes of today. The attitude of people in accepting the diversities and seeking gender equality shows how much culture has evolved from the day when these didn’t matter at all. It is important to understand the generation gap and respect the ideas, values, beliefs and decisions of each generation.