Comprehension
The writer of the article
Who is Sharon Jayson?
The percentage of the 18- to 25-year olds who said that getting rich is their most - or second-most-important life goal
What is 81%?
The researcher at the Philadelphia-based firm Twentysomething Inc.
Who is David Morrison?
He said: "When you open a celebrity magazine, it’s all about the money and being rich and famous."
Who is Cameron Johnson?
THESE TWO THINGS are the top life goals of a significant portion of Generation Y that they prioritize to become
What is rich and famous?
The year the article was published
What is 2007?
The percentage of the 18- to 25-year-olds who have used social networking sites
What is 54%?
The aspiring actor who works as a bar manager and bartender
Who is Jason Head?
He said: "I don’t need to be filthy rich, but I want to live above the minimum – not just pay the bills but enjoy comfort in life."
Who is Mark Ayoub?
THIS specific tv-genre in the media is especially significant in shaping the desires for wealth and fame among young people. The portrayal of celebrities living luxurious lifestyles and ordinary individuals achieving fame contributes to these aspirations.
What is reality television?
The newspaper in which the article was published
What is USA Today?
The percentage of young people in 2005 who thought that having lots of money was "not important"
What is 5,6%?
The economist at Cornell University
Who is Robert Frank?
She said: "My fear is not so much for our society but for a sense of emptiness and depression these kids might have as they age."
Who is Kit Yarrow?
THESE THREE THINGS are examples of the bleaker economic realities that doesn't stop the young people from still harboring dreams of wealth and fame
What are escalating costs for housing, education, and insurance?
The American Research Center that did a survey on 18- to 25-year olds' life goals
What is Pew Research Center?
This percentage of the young people who are more likely to admire an entertainer than a political leader
What is 14%?
The consumer psychologist at Golden Gate University
He said: “It’s a completely new development in entertainment, and it’s having a cross-over effect on attitudes and behavior.”
THESE TWO THINGS are the feelings that engaging in online validation rather than real communication may lead to
What are emptiness and depression?
The definition of people belonging to Generation Y
Western people born between the 1980s and early 1990s
The range of the change from 1976 to 2005 of college freshmen who considered being very well off financially as essential or very important
What is 41.9% to 74.5%?
The British-American actress and fashion model
Who is Mischa Barton?
He said: “Famous people are in their faces so much more, and as a society, we have escalated the value we put on celebrities,”
Who is Robert Thompson?
The best English teacher who has spend way too much time on creating this game :-)
Who is Anna?