The American Dream

The phrase “American Dream” refers to a set of promises and ambitions closely identified with national identity, particularly economic opportunity and prosperity, wealth and land ownership, and equal access to the “good life.” This concept has also been closely associated with American ideals of masculinity, and the notion of America as a land of opportunity has nurtured an enduring cultural ideal in which success—not only as an American, but also as a man—has been measured in predominantly economic terms. Furthermore, it has reinforced a race- and class-based ideal of manhood, for white men, through their domination of the nation's power structures, have been most able to define, pursue, and fulfill the terms of the American Dream.

Discussion

In some cultures, asking how children are doing this conversational way of asking how people power, recognizing that the vitality of the younger generation is a good metric for the welfare of society as a whole. In the United States, the status of children should be an important indicator. Young workers bear a significant burden of financing the intergenerational transfer programs and the preservation of the structure of payments that flow in the economy. Today, the prognosis of children is almost as bleak as the housing market, they are unemployed, underwater on student debt, and no luck with the reluctance of the political system.

At the present time, even after a slight increase in job growth in unemployment for 18-24 year olds is 24.7%. For 20-24 year olds, this leads to 15,2%. These conservative estimates, using Bureau of Labor Statistics U3 least, do not reflect the number of marginally attached or encouraged young workers a sense of lagging behind the nearly moribund job market(Adams, 1943, p. 13).

U3 measure also does not count part-time employment, but only 50% BA holders are able to find jobs requiring ...