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The American Dream Research Articles

Opposing Viewpoints - American Dream
A series of articles that discuss the pros and cons on the American Dream as it exists today. Drawn from texts, news sites, reference books and other reputable sources. Immediate access available from school, accessible by password remotely. Ask the Library staff or your teacher for the appropriate passwords.

• http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/ovic/searchResults/actionWin?failOverType=&resetBreadCrumb=&query=TI+American+Dream&prodId=OVIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&display-query=TI+American+Dream&mode=view&limiter=AC+y&u=multesd&totalSearchResultCount=1011&displayGroups=&p=OVIC&action=e&catId=&activityType=AdvancedSearch&scanId=CSH

US History in Context - American Dream
More historical articles that deal with the American Dream. Drawn from texts, news sites, reference books and other reputable sources. Immediate access available from school, accessible by password remotely. Ask the Library staff or your teacher for the appropriate passwords.

• http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/uhic/searchResults/actionWin?failOverType=&resetBreadCrumb=&query=TI+American+dream&prodId=UHIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&display-query=TI+American+dream&mode=view&limiter=AC+y&u=multesd&totalSearchResultCount=632&displayGroups=&p=UHIC&action=e&catId=&activityType=AdvancedSearch&scanId=CSH

Forbes.com - Young Adults Define their American Dream
Short piece on what young adults think the American Dream is and how their priorities are influenced by these opinions.

• http://www.forbes.com/sites/robasghar/2014/05/01/young-adults-18-24-define-their-american-dream-stability-now-family-tbd/

BBC News - What is Today's American Dream?
Analysis by the BBC about the concept of the American Dream and what it means to Americans today.

• http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-12876917

PBS Frontline - What Does the American Dream Mean to You?
Responses to a question posed by a PBS Frontline documentary that examined the lives of two families over a 20 year period. Broken down by positive, negative and neutral responses.

• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/business-economy-financial-crisis/two-american-families/what-does-the-american-dream-mean-to-you/

Resilience.org - What Does the American Dream Mean Today?
Concise analysis and links to a 2014 study about what Americans think the American Dream is.

• http://www.resilience.org/stories/2014-07-02/what-does-the-american-dream-mean-today
• http://newdream.s3.amazonaws.com/19/fe/3/3867/NewDream_Poll2014_Results.pdf
• http://newdream.s3.amazonaws.com/19/d9/7/3866/NewDreamPollFinalAnalysis.pdf

Fastcoexist.com - Tracking the Ever Changing American Dream
Analysis of an advertising poll of Americans and their opinions about what makes the American Dream, how feasible it is to achieve and how those opinions have changed over a four year period.

• http://www.fastcoexist.com/1680589/tracking-the-ever-changing-american-dream

Wikipedia - American Dream
Wikipedia's short article about the origins and development of the concept of the American Dream. Not exactly the best source, but one of the few places that features an easily accessible summary of the classic definition of the American Dream.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dream