Ukuhluka Kokukhiqiza Nezimbangela Zabo
Ogogo nomkhulu abaningi bakhula ngenkathi yokuhlukunyezwa phakathi kwezizukulwane. Njengoba bekhululeka endimeni yezinzalamizi zomndeni namatriki, bangase bazibuze: Kwenzekani kugebe lesizukulwane? Ingabe ihambe noma nje kwi-hiatus? Noma kusesekhona kodwa ikakhulukazi ngaphansi komhlaba?
Incazelo
Igebe lesizukulwane livame ukubonwa ukuthi libhekisela ekuhlukeni phakathi kwezizukulwane ezibangela ukungqubuzana nokucindezela ukuxhumana, ekwakheni "igebe." Amaviki amazwi eWilliam Safire anikezela le ncazelo enhle kakhulu: "Igebe lesikhulu singaba ukuhluleka kokuxhumana phakathi kwabasha nabadala noma isikhathi esiwusizo esihlukanisa amasiko emphakathini, sibavumele ukuba bathuthukise uhlamvu lwabo."
Ukusuka esikhundleni sabo emndenini, futhi nokuphila okuhlangenwe nakho kunamalungu omndeni omncane, ugogo nomkhulu bazimisele kakhulu ukubona ukuthi umehluko phakathi kwezizukulwane ungaba nethando kulabo abathintekayo.
Umlando
Nakuba kuye kwaba khona ukungafani phakathi kwezizukulwane, umehluko omkhulu lapho leli gama elisho ukuthi alikho ubufakazi obukhulu kuze kube sekhulwini lama-20. Ngaphambi kwalesi sikhathi, umphakathi wawungelula kakhulu. Ngokuvamile intsha yayiphila eduze nemindeni yabo, yakhulekelwa emasontweni abo ebuntwaneni futhi yayivame ukusebenza epulazini lomndeni noma ebhizinisini lomndeni.
Ngokufika kwethelevishini namabhayisikobho, abantu abasha babhekene namathonya amasiko angafani nemindeni yabo namasiko abo. Abenzi abafana noFrank Sinatra, u-Elvis Presley noJacob Dean banqobe isizukulwane esincane kodwa bevame ukuhlangana nokuhlekwa usulu esizukulwaneni esidala. Kwabe sekufika ngawo-1960, futhi amalungelo omphakathi kanye neVietnam War waveza ukuhlukumeza okukhulu phakathi kwabancane nabadala
I-Generation Gap Namuhla
Igebe lesizukulwane esasibufakazi phakathi neminyaka engu-60 livuliwe, kodwa akuyona amandla okuphazamisa okwakunjalo ngenkathi yeVietnam, ucwaningo lwango-2009 lubonisa. Ucwaningo lwe-Pew Research Centre luthole ukuthi abantu abangama-79% baseMelika babona ukungezwani okukhulu phakathi kwabantu abancane nabakudala ngendlela ababukeka ngayo emhlabeni.
Ngo-1969, i-pollu ye-Gallup yathola ukuthi amaphesenti amancane, angama-74%, ayibona umehluko omkhulu.
Namuhla, noma kunjalo, nakuba abantu baseMelika abaningi bebona umehluko wokukhiqiza, abaningi abaziboni njengokwahlukana. Lokhu kungenxa yezindawo zokuhluka. Izindawo eziphezulu ezingavumelani phakathi kwabasha nabadala, ngokusho kwe-Pew Research Study, zisebenzisa ubuchwepheshe futhi zithandeka emculweni. Kungenzeka ukuba ugogo nomkhulu babone lokhu kwahluka kwabazukulu babo abano-13, intsha, nabantu abadala.
Kancane kancane kulezi zindawo ezahlukene umehluko okulandelayo:
- Ukuziphatha komsebenzi
- Izimiso zokuziphatha
- Hlonipha abanye
- Imibono Yezombusazwe
- Ukucabanga ngezinhlanga namaqembu ahlukene
- Izinkolelo zenkolo.
Ukwahlukana kodwa i-Little Division
Uma umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwezizukulwane zikhona, kungani kungabangela ukungqubuzana? Impendulo iphindwe kabili.
Okokuqala, izindawo ezimbili ezinkulu kunazo zonke-ubuchwepheshe kanye nomculo-zikhokhiswa kancane ngokomzwelo kunezingqinamba zezombangazwe. Isizukulwane esidala singase siziqhenye ngobuqhawe bokukhula kwesizukulwane esincane kwezobuchwepheshe kunokuba sibuke njengenkinga. Ngokuqondene nokungafani komculo, isizukulwane ngasinye sifuna isitayela sayo somculo, futhi isizukulwane esidala ngokuvamile singathinta leso sifiso.
Okwesibili, kwezinye izindawo ezihlukene, isizukulwane esincane sivame ukubheka isizukulwane esidala sibe sikhulu kunesizukulwane sabo-ngokucacile umehluko kusukela kuma-1960s kanye nokukhala kwayo "Ungathembi muntu ongaphezu kwengamashumi amathathu." Ngokusho kocwaningo lwe-Pew, zonke izizukulwane zithatha abantu baseMelika asebekhulile njengabaphakeme ekuziphatheni, ukuziphatha ngendlela efanele nokuhlonipha abanye.
Ngenye indawo labo abacwaningiwe babheka isizukulwane esincane njengokwehluleka okukhulu kwezinhlanga namaqembu ahlukahlukene. Ucwaningo oluhlukile lwe-Pew Research Centre luchaza "ukwamukelwa okwedlulele kwabangqingili nabasosayensi" njengendawo ethile yokwahlukana, kanti cishe ingxenye yabo abaneminyaka engama-49 bayibona njengento enhle, kodwa kuphela abangama-37% kulabo abaneminyaka engama-50 kuya ku-64 kuvuma futhi ku-21% kuphela kulabo abangu-65 +.