Intergenerational Communication (Generation Gap)

Use “intergenerational communication” as a keyword in your literature search
1)Continue to look for literature on the generation gap in middle east (and in others)
2)Review relevant literature on intergenerational communication in families (most of which likely will
be written by western scholars.
3)Develop a list of research questions about the impact of the generation gap on family
communication.
4)Think about a relevant theory that would apply to the context. Intercultural communication theories
could be useful here.
5)Think about method. How would you try to answer your research questions? Would qualitative,
quantitative, or critical methods be most effective, and why?.
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The paper should be like:
• Title page
• Abstract (no more than 150 words)
• Introduction
o Inform the reader of the paper topic
o Offer a rationale for the study. Why should this topic concern people who study communication?
• Review of Literature
o Explain the theory that guides the study
o Summarize research relevant to the topic
o Similarities and differences across studies
• Theoretical framework
• Research questions/hypotheses
• Methods and procedures
• Results
• Research questions/hypotheses
o Make a connection between the literature review and the goals of the present study
• Method
o How will you gather data?
o Why? Does the method fit the study?
o How will you analyze it?