A Qualitative Study of Generational Value Gap between Mothers and Daughters in Mashhad, With an Emphasis on Religious Values

Abstract

This paper intends to investigate generational value gap between mothers and daughter of Mashhad, with an emphasis on religious values. In doing so, a group of 30 female respondents (18-29 years old daughters and their mothers) were included in the study by means of purposive sampling. Research tool was in-depth interviewing . The theoretical framework of this study is based on macro theories in the field of generational gap. Four viewpoints about the existence and/or absence of generational gap are considered in this study. The results of the study indicate that mothers have a great influence on the religious values of their daughters, and any conflict between values of the two groups would not affect their relationship. So it is possible to say that there are generational differences between young daughters and their mothers in religious values.

Keywords

• Keywords: Generational gap
• Generational Value Gap
• Generational Differences
• Religious Values
• Qualitative Research Method.