The rich kids are not all right

Subject: The rich kids are not all right Sat Dec 07, 2013 5:48 pm

It is widely accepted in the US that youth in poverty are a population at risk for being troubled. Research has repeatedly demonstrated that low family income is a major determinant of protracted stress and social, emotional, and behavioural problems. Experiencing poverty before age five is especially associated with negative outcomes.

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But increasingly, significant problems are occurring at the other end of the socio-economic spectrum, among youth en route to the most prestigious universities and well-paying, high-status careers in America. These are young people from communities dominated by white-collar, well-educated parents. They attend schools distinguished by rich academic curriculums, high standardised test scores, and diverse extracurricular opportunities. The parents' annual income, at $150,000 and more, is well over twice the national average. And yet they show serious levels of maladjustment as teens, displaying problems that tend to get worse as they approach college.

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The rich kids are not all right

The rich kids are not all right

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