Pressure: young vs. old

Thoughts at the moment: Back then, the pressure was more intense. The time's were more repressive. There was more of a narrow character to obtain than today. Today, our culture encourages being different, taking control of your life and doing what make you happy. Back then, there was a more stereotypical narrow type to fill: classic business money making, care-taking, family man. Darwinism: In human nature: it is in our DNA and natural to follow your species. That's how young learn from the old. That's how animals learn to adapt. Conformity is not all bad, to conform can be to agree that an action or thought is right- is that conformity? or is that information? adaptation? catorgizing? natural selection selecting? Also, I believe pressure comes from a myriad of things, there is not just one cause. It is the media as well as the culture as well as insecurities as well as human nature. For the freedom to choose, i'd say, yes and no. Or at least, yes to an extent. You cannot completely stray from the pressure to follow. People need people. People need people for advice, experience, guidance, survival. Call it conformity or following - but i call it adaptation.
As of now, i'm struggling to narrow my topic down. However, i think i'm going to anaylze the pressure of older generations vs. ours and finally why the pressure even exists.