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How Married Couples Perceive the American Dream

America has long been described as a land of opportunity. It should come as no surprise, then, that the American public has traditionally been enamored with an idea that taps into this ethos—that of the “American Dream.” A popular interpretation of the dream holds that “[anyone] in the United States, regardless of class or position, can achieve success and enjoy a quality of life better than their parents if they are willing to work hard.”

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JK Rowling dares police to arrest her for violating new ‘hate crime’ law protecting trans people: ‘DELIBERATELY DEFIANT’

The new law, which only applies to Scotland, “introduces new offences for threatening or abusive behaviour which is intended to stir up hatred based on prejudice towards characteristics including age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity and variations in sex characteristics,” according to the Scottish government.

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Sociologist Finds Smartphones and Social Media Harm Kids in These Four Ways

In his latest book, The Anxious Generation, renowned social psychologist Jonathan Haidt argues smartphones and social media damage young people’s mental development — and contribute to Gen Z’s unprecedented levels of mental illness. American teenagers conservatively spend between six and eight hours on “screen-based leisure activities,” Haidt writes, with most spending at least five of those hours on social media services like Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

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