Sentences with phrase «upper middle class suburban»

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But then, that same justification doesn't apply to the upper - middle - class household paying under the table to have a deck built on the back of their suburban house.

The assumptions of cutthroat libertarianism were so embedded in the worldview of these lucky newcomers that they spoke as though the victims of tech - fueled displacement and gentrification had chosen to live in poverty and squalor, just as they themselves chose to learn to code, chose a management - track job at a major corporation, and chose to set themselves up for a comfortable upper - middle - class suburban life.

We tend to stick in our suburban, middle class sanctuaries - we are inundated by a world of upper class media and entertainment.

Even these baby steps toward a real accountability system produced a fierce political backlash, led largely by suburban middle - and upper - middle - class families.

But if the loudest and most active (read: white upper - middle - class suburban) parents think standardized tests are just an annual annoyance, if these parents and other activist voters choose to disbelieve the results in the fact - free era of modern political discourse, then accountability will be diluted down to the posting of test results and the annual finger wagging of the local news media.

To diversify their campuses, these colleges eagerly seek out well - prepared minority students (not just minority students from the middle and upper - middle class who went to suburban or private schools, but urban minority students truly in need of a boost) and are willing to take dramatic steps to ensure their success on their campuses.

In All Fall Down, Weiner tackles a growing epidemic in our society: middle - and upper - class suburban parents who abuse prescription medication to cope with their overworked and overstressed lifestyles.

Alex McQuilkin's paintings incorporate wallpaper motifs from 1980s suburban America, where Laura Ashley and Ralph Lauren were seen as de rigeur for the upper - middle class.

More comprehensive childhood adversity measures exist but may not reflect inner - city youth experiences, as these measures were designed from interviews with mostly white, middle to upper middle class youth from rural and suburban communities.29 — 36