Word: urbanity
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...towns from Anchorage, Alaska, to Billings, Montana, kids who have grown up watching TV shows centered on urban culture and fashion emulate them as best they can while overlooking the fact that the places they live are essentially very different from those they see portrayed on TV. This influx of popular culture only leads to further uniformity...
...Black women have always worked and gone toschool, and it's no different now," Kilson says."It's the classic crisis of the urban black male,matched with the fact that the adjustment of blackmales to the post-industrial age has been moredifficult than it has been for women...
...There are visible economic differences," Lang says. "Not all the [Mount Vernon] kids drive cars. It's closer to the Bronx so its more urban...The kids pass through metal detectors when they pass into school...
Furnishing the new room for less may mean comparison shopping, but a trip outside of the Square affords mounting savings. The basic nylon bean-bag chair, a staple of dorm decor, sells for $54 at Urban Outfitters, but those willing to stop by Economy Hardware can get an almost identical bag for $14 less. Generally, the larger the item--from futon to area rug--the greater the savings...
...track record. He knows the urban and national situation," Curran said...