In a 2017 survey, 20% of the teenagers polled said they wanted to become athletes, artists, or entertainers. However, this article suggests many teens realize that not everyone finds fame and fortune.
Tag Archives: Culture & Society
PRO AND CON: Should Confederate monuments be removed?
Read two differing arguments about whether Confederate statues should be removed from public places. Remember to analyze the authors’ reasoning and supporting evidence.
Education Innovation in the Slums
In this video, education researcher Charles Leadbeater argues that more disruptive innovation and informal settings will improve the aging education system in both developed and deveoping nations.
Hashtag activism is fleeting
Columbia University graduate student Nick Donias argues that protest movements must move beyond slogans and hashtags in order to affect long-term change.
Immigration In Esports: Do Gamers Count As Athletes?
This article examines how immigration policy and gaming meet.
Tired of war, South Sudanese youth turn to art to push for peace
Ana Taban, a group of artists in South Sudan, promotes a peaceful resolution to the conflict in its country. Click the link at the bottom of the article to view a photo essay of the organization’s members.
Billionaire Philanthropists Are Shaping a New Gilded Age
Is the solution to economic inequality for billionaires to give it back? Author David Callahan talks to the University of Pennyslvania’s Knowledge@Wharton podcast host about his new book, The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age, in which he wites about this topic.
Course explores new field at intersection of genomics and society
As sequencing one’s genes becomes more common, the field of social genomics is growing.
Today’s young adults are different, but not for the reasons you might think
A 2017 report by the United States Census Bureau explores how society’s definition of adulthood has changed over the last four decades. This article examines the findings of the report, including young Americans’ shifting attitudes about marriage.
Should parents let their kids take more risks?
It’s easy to criticize parents who allow a teenager to attempt to sail around the world alone. But how safe is too safe when it comes to parenting?
1950’s Car Culture
How did cars become such a big deal in the United States? Watch this video to learn about the ways in which car culture reshaped a nation.
Shared Stories: Common themes in myths and legends across cultures
Just as many cultures have a version of the Cinderella story, similarities in myths and legends appear around the world.
Why do human beings speak so many languages?
Researchers have figured out how to predict when people who live near each other will develop their own distinct language.
Three Reichs, You’re Out
At the end of World War II, American servicemen in Europe organized a “World Series” baseball game, played in Nuremberg’s Stadion der Hitlerjugend, formerly the site of Nazi Party rallies.
The Science—and Art—of Taking Risks
This article offers tips for contructive risk-taking.
Total Failure: The World’s Worst Video Game
Read how former video game designer Howard Scott Warshaw turned failure into a career in which he helps others going through the same thing. Read or listen to the other articles in the “Total Failure” series for more stories of lessons learned.
Why American Cities Are Fighting to Attract Immigrants
Read about the efforts city officials across the country are making to welcome immigrants and why.
In one small Mexican town, the citizens become armed vigilantes to take on a drug gang
Citizens of a town in southwest Mexico take matters into their own hands in an attempt to stop the violence in their area.
Wives are partly to blame for the fact that men won’t take ‘female’ jobs, professor says
This article examines why men may be hesitant to pursue traditionally-female jobs.
Why Aren’t American Teenagers Working Anymore?
Fewer teenagers are working summer jobs than in past decades. This article offers some explanations as to why.