Parents and caregivers can shop all the aisles of toy and clothing stores to show children that gendered norms are arbitrary and can be crossed.
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A genderqueer sociologist offers tips to disrupt gender-based discrimination in childhood.
We’re not going away.
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Now that Gen Z has got a taste for financial trading, the whole game has changed.
President Biden, 78, is America’s oldest president. His nominee for secretary of transportation, Pete Buttigieg, is half his age.
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Millennials and boomers advising Biden can look for common ground on climate change, student loan debt and other key issues.
Teenagers who dieted and thought they were overweight had greater symptoms of depression than those in previous generations.
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Over the past 30 years, teenagers have become more concerned with their weight and losing weight.
Young people’s attitudes toward alcohol have changed over the years.
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Gen Z is breaking stereotypes, but there are still some worrying trends when it comes to substance abuse.
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The young people in this 2017 video game are unemployed or working dead end jobs or living with their parents while pondering an uncertain future. It’s a bit like life today, in a time of pandemic.
Young people have dominated Black Lives Matter protests.
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Millennials and Gen Z overwhelmingly support the movement, and consumer brands are well aware of their growing spending power.
Daily life has been upended, creating a perfect storm for a crisis.
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While there have been spikes across the board, some groups are suffering more than others.
Britain’s Royal Family, covering generations born before the Second World War and those born well after 2000, attend the 2017 Trooping of the Colour.
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Millennials, Gen X, Baby Boomers. These generational labels are popular because of what they mean to us, even if it’s not always useful.
One-fifth of U.S. teen girls reported experiencing major depression in 2017.
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New research finds that the different ways boys and girls use digital technology might explain the discrepancy.
What started as a SpongeBob meme took on a life of its own in 2019.
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As the year winds down, we’ll get you up to speed. Plus, there’s no better way to kill a trend than to bring it up at the dinner table in front of your kids.
Young Americans today are more likely to say that they’re dissatisfied with the current state of affairs.
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A teen asks why so many young people don’t stand for the Pledge of Allegiance or the national anthem. The data shows that young Americans today do view the U.S. more negatively than older generations.
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Young people are going teetotal but older generations are failing to follow in their sober footsteps.
A sense of belonging can enhance the college experience.
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Engaging with diversity – a key ingredient for sense of belonging on college campuses – may involve discomfort and even tension at times.
Teens who see drinking on TV are more likely to drink themselves.
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Teens who see alcohol on TV are more likely to drink. A marketing professor explains how to counter this phenomenon.
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Gen Z is best positioned to influence business practices, rather than global climate agreements, where political gridlock appears to be the status quo.