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"Yuppie" (short for "young urban professional" or "young, upwardly-mobile professional") is a term coined in the early 1980s for a young professional person working in a city. [1]

42 relations: Benjamin Franklin, Black Monday (1987), Bob Greene, Bourgeoisie, Chicago (magazine), Clothing in India, Culture of India, Dan Rottenberg, David Brooks (commentator), DINK (acronym), East Bay Express, Fiscal conservatism, Gary Hart, Gentrification, Hipster (contemporary subculture), Hispanic, Indian cuisine, Investment, Jerry Rubin, Joseph Epstein (writer), Journal of Black Studies, Market research, Newsweek, Obituary, Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money), Oxford English Dictionary, Paul Graham (programmer), Premiership of Margaret Thatcher, Saab Automobile, Social liberalism, SRI International, Stereotype, Studio 54, The Official Preppy Handbook, The Standard (Hong Kong), The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, Time (magazine), Tongue-in-cheek, Victor Davis Hanson, Yoga, Youth International Party.

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin (April 17, 1790) was an American polymath and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

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Black Monday (1987)

In finance, Black Monday refers to Monday, October 19, 1987, when stock markets around the world crashed.

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Bob Greene

Robert Bernard Greene Jr. (born March 10, 1947) is an American journalist and author.

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Bourgeoisie

The bourgeoisie is a polysemous French term that can mean.

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Chicago (magazine)

Chicago is a monthly magazine published by tronc.

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Clothing in India

Clothing in India varies depending on the different ethnicity, geography, climate and cultural traditions of the people of each region of India.

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Culture of India

The culture of India refers collectively to the thousands of distinct and unique cultures of all religions and communities present in India.

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Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg (born June 10, 1942) is an author, editor and journalist.

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David Brooks (commentator)

David Brooks (born August 11, 1961) is an American author and conservative political and cultural commentator who writes for The New York Times.

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DINK (acronym)

"DINK" is an acronym that stands for "dual income, no kids".

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East Bay Express

The East Bay Express is an Oakland-based weekly newspaper serving the Berkeley, Oakland, and East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Fiscal conservatism

Fiscal conservatism (also economic conservatism or conservative economics) is a political-economic philosophy regarding fiscal policy and fiscal responsibility advocating low taxes, reduced government spending and minimal government debt.

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Gary Hart

Gary Warren Hart (born Gary Warren Hartpence; November 28, 1936) is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer.

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Gentrification

Gentrification is a process of renovation of deteriorated urban neighborhoods by means of the influx of more affluent residents.

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Hipster (contemporary subculture)

The hipster subculture is stereotypically composed of younger and middle-aged adults who reside primarily in gentrified neighborhoods.

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Hispanic

The term Hispanic (hispano or hispánico) broadly refers to the people, nations, and cultures that have a historical link to Spain.

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Indian cuisine

Indian cuisine consists of a wide variety of regional and traditional cuisines native to the Indian subcontinent.

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Investment

In general, to invest is to allocate money (or sometimes another resource, such as time) in the expectation of some benefit in the future – for example, investment in durable goods, in real estate by the service industry, in factories for manufacturing, in product development, and in research and development.

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Jerry Rubin

Jerry Clyde Rubin (July 14, 1938 – November 28, 1994) was an American social activist, anti-war leader, and counterculture icon during the 1960s and 1970s.

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Joseph Epstein (writer)

Joseph Epstein (born January 9, 1937) is an essayist, short-story writer, and editor.

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Journal of Black Studies

Journal of Black Studies is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the fields of social sciences and ethnic studies concerning African-American culture.

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Market research

Market research (also in some contexts known as industrial research) is any organized effort to gather information about target markets or customers.

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Newsweek

Newsweek is an American weekly magazine founded in 1933.

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Obituary

An obituary (obit for short) is a news article that reports the recent death of a person, typically along with an account of the person's life and information about the upcoming funeral.

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Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)

"Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" is a song by UK duo Pet Shop Boys, released as a single in 1985 and then in 1986, gaining greater popularity in both the United Kingdom and United States with its second release, reaching number 11 in the UK Singles Chart and number 10 in the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

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Oxford English Dictionary

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the main historical dictionary of the English language, published by the Oxford University Press.

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Paul Graham (programmer)

Paul Graham (born 13 November 1964) is an English born computer scientist, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author, and essayist.

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Premiership of Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1979 to November 1990.

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Saab Automobile

Saab Automobile AB was a manufacturer of automobiles that was founded in Sweden in 1945 when its parent company, SAAB AB, began a project to design a small automobile.

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Social liberalism

Social liberalism (also known as modern liberalism or egalitarian liberalism) is a political ideology and a variety of liberalism that endorses a market economy and the expansion of civil and political rights while also believing that the legitimate role of the government includes addressing economic and social issues such as poverty, health care and education.

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SRI International

SRI International (SRI) is an American nonprofit research institute headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

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Stereotype

In social psychology, a stereotype is an over-generalized belief about a particular category of people.

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Studio 54

Studio 54 is a former nightclub and currently a Broadway theatre, located at 254 West 54th Street, between Eighth Avenue and Broadway in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

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The Official Preppy Handbook

The Official Preppy Handbook (1980) is a tongue-in-cheek humor reference guide edited by Lisa Birnbach, written by Jonathan Roberts, Carol McD.

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The Standard (Hong Kong)

The Standard is an English free newspaper in Hong Kong with a daily circulation in 2012 of 200,450.

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The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal is a U.S. business-focused, English-language international daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Weekly Standard

The Weekly Standard is an American conservative opinion magazine published 48 times per year.

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Time (magazine)

Time is an American weekly news magazine and news website published in New York City.

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Tongue-in-cheek

The phrase tongue-in-cheek is a figure of speech that describes a statement or other expression that the speaker or author does not mean literally, but intends as humor or otherwise not seriously.

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Victor Davis Hanson

Victor Davis Hanson (born September 5, 1953) is an American classicist, military historian, columnist, and farmer.

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Yoga

Yoga (Sanskrit, योगः) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India.

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Youth International Party

The Youth International Party, whose members were commonly called Yippies, was an American radically youth-oriented and countercultural revolutionary offshoot of the free speech and anti-war movements of the 1960s.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuppie

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