Generational cultural differences can bond families rather than divide them
Evidence
Rather than generational differences causing a split in Hossein’s family, it was the generational differences themselves through which his family bonded. … Look, I don’t really care one way or another. I actually just want everyone to use one label. I want everyone to either say “Persian” or “Iranian.” Because when we mix the two up, then it turns into two different … not for ourselves, but for those looking onto us as representatives of Iranian culture. — Neda Maghbouleh, The Limits of Whiteness, 227
Categorization
- CANDY: The ‘Persian dad voice’ teasing exchange is a light, vivid vignette.
- XREF: connects to: Attitude toward psychology divided generations of Institute members — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination: A History…, 316; Generational effects alter society even when individuals stay the same — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 858