ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the consequences of that process, seen in the context of tensions between social continuity and of innovation between generations. The history of social movements in America provides a useful example of both macro- and microlevel phenomena involved in problems of parenting. Temporal dimensions create shifts in demographic and social aspects of the family life course. These subsequent shifts give rise to questions and future challenges in parenting, grandparenting, and intergenerational continuity. The paradox of generational continuity or change appears as a recurrent theme in human writings, from Greek tragedy up to today's daily newspaper. The lineage effect, or lineage gap, refers to real or perceived differences between generations within families. The family is a structure of social organization in which there are a series of statuses defined by ranked descent. As new cohorts of youth become independent adults, they attempt to maximize their distinctiveness from the parental generation.
