Definitely “Accomplishment of natural growth.” My family has stayed within the middle-class (at least in recent years, maybe we teetered in the working-class). My brother and I were allowed to do kind of whatever, as long as we went outside Read More …
Family 575
Growing up in a mixed liberal and conservative household, it was a challenge to learn where I fall and how I identify, especially as a developing young adult. There was confusion around how my immigrant parents practice the preservation of Read More …
Social Mobility…The American Dream 910
When I was in high school, I was taught that the American Dream was “a husband and wife, 3.5 kids, a white picket fence, some cigarettes and a dog.” That was it. Exaggerated, funny, but the ideal of moving up Read More …
Social Mobility… The American Dream 434
I believe that the American Dream means that everyone has an equal opportunity to achieve great success through working hard and being determined to do so. It doesn’t matter where you were born or what social class you were born Read More …
Social Mobility… The American Dream 502
The american dream to me means the ability to live a fulfilling and happy life without the cost of overworking and selling my body to a corporation and sacrificing my mental and physical health to achieve that. The american dream Read More …
Social Mobility… The American Dream 844
I have always had conflicting emotions surrounding the concept of the “American Dream.” I think of the American dream as the belief that individuals, no matter their starting circumstances, have the opportunity to succeed in America. Though I think this Read More …
Social Mobility…The American Dream 182
The “American Dream” to me is the idea that anyone can build a stable life for themselves with hard work and dedication, no matter what your background is. I think the American Dream has always been a fallacy to a certain Read More …
Social Mobility…The American Dream 232
The American Dream, I think it’s bullshit. What the fuck are you talking about? I think the US allows for social mobility but most definitely not for everyone. For people like my family it works well. It allows those at Read More …
Social Mobility 502
I have not experienced social mobility in my personal life, but my mothers side of the family has experienced social mobility in the mid 1900’s. My family immigrated from italy in the early 1900s to escape the italian mafia, and Read More …
Social Mobility 884
My father grew up in a small, conservative town in Wisconsin where ignorance was frequented. His parents were not college-educated, nor did they have much exposure to the world around them. My dad was gifted and hyper-independent as a child. Read More …