ABSTRACT
In 1962 the author made an investigation into inter-generation attitudes today. The aim was to examine the attitudes towards adults of adolescent boys and girls in the secondary schools of two socially contrasted areas in the north Midlands, and the attitudes of adults in the same areas towards ‘teenagers’. Although little in the way of systematic inquiry into the attitudes of representative samples of adults towards adolescents was known to the author, it was expected that the survey might show generally hostile, critical and negative attitudes, but that there might be social-class, and perhaps sex, differences. After the research was completed the work of Eppel 2 was published showing the very guarded attitudes of a highly selected group of English adults (London magistrates, probation officers and youth leaders) towards the present generation of teenagers.
