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...shorthand, bestowing hipness on their shows and audience, serving as a conduit to cred for the majority group, just as racial minorities have in the past. From Norman Mailer's White Negro we've gone to the Gay Hetero. As a side benefit, these characters allow networks to put affluent white boys on the air and call it diversity. (Indeed, the elderly animated pair Wally and Gus on the WB's Mission Hill are notable not so much for making out in the show's premiere as for proving that gay men don't vaporize after age 30.) But Spin...
Though much of her research centers on the consumption behavior of adults, Schor says her theory of consumer society can be applied to Harvard--where many students are "thrust" into a reference group that is relatively affluent...
Overall, Cambridge's neighborhood voters seem to play the most pivotal role in the City Council elections. From East Cambridge in the old industrial section of the city, to Cambridgeport's residential streets, to the more affluent area of West Cambridge, loyal neighborhood voters serve as important bases of support for both candidates and incumbent councillors alike...
Candidates also lamented the effects of the discrepancy in parental resources between schools. At some neighborhood schools, more affluent parents are able to contribute greater amounts to classroom funds...
What they need now is a seawall, one that would prevent Bradley's support from washing beyond where it is strongest at the moment: a hard core of affluent liberal men from the Northeast, according to the TIME/CNN poll. The poll shows that Bradley is weakest among Democrats with a high school degree or less (26% to Gore's 58%), who make less than $35,000 annually (26% to 51%), are union members (27% to 63%) and who live in the South and West. "It's very elite," says a Gore adviser of Bradley's core group. "In the South...