i'd say they are more lacking in role models... who do kids look up to? Fathers are bumbling idiots according to the new hit sitcom, Mothers are neurotic headcases according to the new hot comedian, and religious figures are whack-jobs out seaking global domination and child molestation according to the mainstream media.
their only role-models left are hollywood/music and political leaders... which one do you think they are going to choose? and is there that much of a difference?
How the media presents parents has NO influence on kids who have good, solid relationships with their own parents. And if those relationships aren't good and solid, then they have reason enough to not respect their parents. While it is true that we are supposed to honor our fathers and mothers, it also says in the bible that parents aren't supposed to drive their kids crazy (I'm paraphrasing here)-- but how often do we hear that verse qhoted?
(It's somewhere in the NT, when I find it again, I'll post the reference. Or, maybe someone here will find it before I do.)