In our upwardly mobile society,parents often expect their children to do better than they did:to find better jobs,to make more money, and to do all the things that they were unable to do.Often,however,the ambitions that parents have for their children are another cause of the division between them.Often,they discover that they have very little in common with each other. Finally,the speed at which changes take place in our society is another cause of the gap between the generations.In a traditional culture, elderly people are valued for their wisdom,but In our upwardly mobile society, parents often expect their children to do better than they did: to find better jobs, to make more money, and to do all the things that they were unable to do. Often, however, the ambitions that parents have for their children are another cause of the division between them. Often, they discover that they have very little in common with each other. Finally, the speed at which changes take place in our society is another cause of the gap between the generations. In a traditional culture, elderly people are valued for their wisdom, but