New American Dreamers
The New American Dreamers
Ruth Sidel
By : Valentina Rojas
READING NOTES
REFLECTION NOTES
1. “She is the prototype of todays young Woman-confident, outgoing, knowledgeable, involved”
1. Today's young women are the first generation to take for granted that they, like men, deserve their fair share of the American Dream. Success has become a coveted symbol of identity in an era of "fragmented family life, insecure, often transient work relationships, and a vanishing sense of community. The increasing economic burdens on today's young women limit their ability to fulfill these expectations
2. “The new American dreamers are setting out on a very different quest for self-realization”
2. New American Dreamers, who are achievement-oriented; Neotraditionalists, who have a strong commitment to creating families, but expect to balance that role with significant work; and Outsiders, who-because of their race, family background, an early pregnancy, or simply the characteristic angst of adolescence-feel that they have no options at all.
3. But what about if in some cases it is not like a dream , is more like a nightmare?
3 Speculates that perhaps today's women have been hoodwinked into believing that they can do it all, have it all, and be it all. Because of continuing discrimination, self-sufficiency may not be possible within the current structure of American society. Clearly the dilemmas facing young women today are as much a function of their times as of their gender.
4. Knocker widespread
Cling
4. Meaning: a person who finds fault or disparages
Other forms of the Word: knocker
Sentence Knocking someone down in such harsh terms without any explanation or definitions does not elevate the knocker.
Meaning: distributed over a wide region, or occurring in many places or among many persons or individuals:
Other forms of the Word: widespread
Sentence : However, because of their extensive use and long half-life, human exposure remains widespread.
Meaning: to remain
Ruth Sidel
By : Valentina Rojas
READING NOTES
REFLECTION NOTES
1. “She is the prototype of todays young Woman-confident, outgoing, knowledgeable, involved”
1. Today's young women are the first generation to take for granted that they, like men, deserve their fair share of the American Dream. Success has become a coveted symbol of identity in an era of "fragmented family life, insecure, often transient work relationships, and a vanishing sense of community. The increasing economic burdens on today's young women limit their ability to fulfill these expectations
2. “The new American dreamers are setting out on a very different quest for self-realization”
2. New American Dreamers, who are achievement-oriented; Neotraditionalists, who have a strong commitment to creating families, but expect to balance that role with significant work; and Outsiders, who-because of their race, family background, an early pregnancy, or simply the characteristic angst of adolescence-feel that they have no options at all.
3. But what about if in some cases it is not like a dream , is more like a nightmare?
3 Speculates that perhaps today's women have been hoodwinked into believing that they can do it all, have it all, and be it all. Because of continuing discrimination, self-sufficiency may not be possible within the current structure of American society. Clearly the dilemmas facing young women today are as much a function of their times as of their gender.
4. Knocker widespread
Cling
4. Meaning: a person who finds fault or disparages
Other forms of the Word: knocker
Sentence Knocking someone down in such harsh terms without any explanation or definitions does not elevate the knocker.
Meaning: distributed over a wide region, or occurring in many places or among many persons or individuals:
Other forms of the Word: widespread
Sentence : However, because of their extensive use and long half-life, human exposure remains widespread.
Meaning: to remain