Which of us at one time did not hear from the elderly a sacred phrase about the fact that today's modern youth is not the same, and its values and ideals are far from the "gold" standards of the past? Perhaps this statement has been living for more than one decade, if not centuries. But why is the older generation so negative about the next? And how do today's young people deserve a negative statement? Let's try to look at this question from different angles.
Indeed, in recent years, a significant narrowing of the circle of interests of the young generation can be noted. The main indicator of the downward trend in the level of social significance of a person as a person is other value orientations. A worthy education and self-development is no longer so important for modern youth, as it was twenty or thirty years ago. Yes, the new generation has always been condemned by the previous one for introducing certain innovations into the sphere of values. However, it is now possible to say that for them social orientations are to a much greater extent precisely material blessings than spiritual ones. Basically, young people tend to reach any heights, while forgetting to develop in other directions. On the one hand, the desire to occupy a high position in society is a worthy indicator of success. But is it possible to achieve something without making diligent attempts to move forward? Of course not. But modern youth in most cases wants to get everything without making any special efforts. This is a very alarming sign.
Young people in modern society are largely influenced by the media. The general availability of scenes of violence and cruelty, propaganda of the commercial basis of interpersonal relations, an obsessive opinion that it is possible to achieve any heights in life only by adjusting to the stereotypes of the majority - all this forms an army of the same individuals from the younger generation, focused on the “parasite's” standard of living. Yes, maybe they have certain ambitions. Here are just ways to implement them that are clearly not the same as before. And no one says that the previous system was perfect and did not contain errors in principle. Simply, the ideology was completely different, aimed at developing a person's responsibility, sense of duty and desire for personal growth.
It cannot be said that modern youth has completely lost these qualities. Among her there are a large number of really serious people who are ready to firmly go to their goal and to comprehend new steps in the development of themselves as a mature and fully adequate personality. Therefore, before blaming everyone and everyone for the loss of social values, it should be remembered that there are limited people among each generation .
The correct formation of a diverse personality begins first of all with the family. Competent education will allow parents to reduce the negative impact of the surrounding social environment. Even if an immoral lifestyle, deviant behavior and deviation from the norms of established rules are actively promoted around, modern youth, having received the proper foundations from their family, will go their individual way of development. And maybe he will lead them to the top step of the social ladder. Therefore, in no case should you completely shift the upbringing of the teenager to the environment. Otherwise, he will be very dependent on changes in society.
Summing up, we can say the following. The negative sides were always, no matter what generation we looked at. Society does not stand still, developing and spinning like a spiral. The lifestyle, image and behavior of people are changing . However, the main moral and ethical norms and foundations must be preserved in the individual, so that modern youth can independently choose their development path, not being guided by the changeable environment and dubious propaganda.