When you examine the topics “Shifing sand: Behavioural Change” and “Follow My Leader?”, you can see how generational differences and social expectations are evident in our social context.
"Shiting Sands: Behavioural Change" shows how today's generations view technology as an important part of their lives.
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, older generations see devices as just another tool and, in many cases, it is believed that by using them they are more polite in certain situations. The important point is that we need to be able to be understood and understand other people's perspectives. A good example, I recently had a family dinner and my nephews were looking at her phone during the meal, we all felt Linking Words
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, "Follow my leader" means conforming to the expectations that society and the environment have of us. Linking Words
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, the main idea of the text is that we have to follow social norms. Linking Words
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continuity would violate his family norms.
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