Doug cites the Richard Freeman study. From back in the mid-late 60's see also Kenneth Keniston and Richard Flacks in the Journal of Social Issues, circa 1970. Their surveys belied the "generation gap" line of neo-con, Lewis Feuer in, "The Conflict of Generations, Basic Books, 1970'ish. (Blame WWI on student radical, Gavrilo P.!) and Bruno Bettelheim in a notorious NYT Sunday magazine piece. The spoiled brats need a spanking interpretation. For larfs look at, Liberal Parents, Radical Children, " by Midge Decter. Ms. Decter, btw, is a homophobe. See, "The Boys on the Beach, " in Commentary, around 1980. Lewis Coser had a good reply in Dissent afterwards. Michael Pugliese "Did you hear that Commentary and Dissent were going to merge into Dysentary?" Dialogue at a cocktail party in Annie Hall. Next scene on avoiding sex by talking about the Grassy Knoll and Lee Harvey Oswald.