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1. • • Not all yuppies, however, were former hippies, and some favoured more conservative views than others. As a whole, the political stance of yuppies was considered vague. As yuppies moved to cities such as New York City, Chicago, and San Francisco, critics argued that they perpetuated gentrification.
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   Are yuppies apolitical?

   • Like hippies, yuppies were baby-boomers rebelling against their parents. But the yuppies weren’t rejecting their parents’ politics so much as their parents’ taste and budgetary constraints. Yuppies seemed to be apolitical. Urbanity, one of their namesake characteristics, was a reaction to the suburbs, where many of them had grown up.

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   Are yuppies causing trouble?

   • Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. They should perhaps be old enough to know better – but yuppies are in the firing line for causing trouble. It’s now 25 years since the term ‘yuppie’ was coined to describe the brash, monied professionals of the 1980s and their excessive lifestyles.

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   What was the impact of the yuppies?

   • The impact of the Yuppies goes well beyond suspenders, health foods and junk bonds. There were also seismic policy and regulatory shifts in the '80s. What were some of the biggest changes? I think there was a real focus in America starting in the late '70s and '80s on 'success' and 'achievement' mostly in a financial and career way.

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   Are yuppies Among Us?

   • But more than two decades on and Joslin Rowe, the recruitment firm, thinks that yuppies are among us – but instead of filofaxes and brick-like mobile phones, the new yuppie sports the latest Blackberry and is as likely to be braying about their devotion to organic food and fair trade produce as about the ice machine in their latest swanky pad.

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   Did yuppies perpetuate gentrification?

   • As a whole, the political stance of yuppies was considered vague. As yuppies moved to cities such as New York City, Chicago, and San Francisco, critics argued that they perpetuated gentrification. Gentrification, a term coined in its modern sense in 1964 by British sociologist Ruth Glass, was becoming a hot-button issue as baby boomers came of age.

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   What is a yuppie neologism?

   • The neologism stood for Young Urban Professionals and might have gone down in history as yups if not for the Rubin connection. The term yuppies suggested a certain evolutionary—or devolutionary—trajectory from the hippie and the Yippie.

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   Jun 28, 2024 · The impact of the Yuppies goes well beyond suspenders, health foods and junk bonds. There were also seismic policy and regulatory shifts in the '80s. What were some of the biggest changes?

4. theyuppiecloset.com › blogs › tyc-insiderThe Surprising Truth About Yuppie Stereotypes Today

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   Aug 28, 2024 · Today, the Yuppie stereotype has evolved, with many former Yuppies embracing a more balanced approach to life. While some may still prioritize career success and financial stability, others have shifted their focus towards personal fulfillment, work-life balance, and social responsibility.

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   Sep 11, 2007 · They should perhaps be old enough to know better – but yuppies are in the firing line for causing trouble. It’s now 25 years since the term ‘yuppie’ was coined to describe the brash ...

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   Not all yuppies, however, were former hippies, and some favoured more conservative views than others. As a whole, the political stance of yuppies was considered vague. As yuppies moved to cities such as New York City , Chicago, and San Francisco, critics argued that they perpetuated gentrification .

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   The term was then used to describe a political demographic group of socially liberal but fiscally conservative voters favoring his candidacy. [13] Newsweek magazine declared 1984 "The Year of the Yuppie", characterizing the salary range, occupations, and politics of "yuppies" as "demographically hazy". [12]

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   Sep 22, 2008 · But the yuppies weren’t rejecting their parents’ politics so much as their parents’ taste and budgetary constraints. Yuppies seemed to be apolitical.

9. www.rnz.co.nz › national › programmesHow Yuppie culture has influenced division and inequality

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   Jun 12, 2024 · The 80's are known as the decade of the Yuppie, obsessed with money, status and materialism in their expensive clothes Perrier. The choices they made then set the stage for the cultural division and inequality we have now.