Article Title
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Kim Flottemesch
Abstract
This study examines intergenerational communication and perception. Using the Anxiety/Uncertainty Management theory and statistical analysis, the following research questions are examined: RQ1: What is the main cause for the generational disconnect between Baby Boomers and Millennials? RQ2: How do the different generations believe they are perceived by the others? Faculty and staff at a private, religious institution in the Midwest, employees of a manufacturing company, and participants from a social media site took an online survey with questions regarding preferred communication methods, ease of communicating with other generations, and self-perception within the generational title they associate most with. The study ultimately found that overall, it is not that generations inherently perceive each other negatively, but that generations believe they will be perceived negatively by others and act accordingly.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.54416/SEZY7453
Recommended Citation
Downs, Hannah
(2019)
"Bridging the Gap: How the Generations Communicate,"
Concordia Journal of Communication Research: Vol. 6, Article 6.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54416/SEZY7453
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.csp.edu/comjournal/vol6/iss1/6
Included in
International and Intercultural Communication Commons, Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Commons