Moderated by Giora Bernstein. The panel attempts to define and discover the origins of “yuppies†in America. Molly Ivins identifies materialism as a defining characteristic, and wonders whether media coverage of yuppies will continue after the 1980s. Ivins and Stuart Schoffman agree that the term is a media creation, but Schoffman argues that it reflects a growing materialism in America. Peter Tauber disparages yuppie culture with jokes about Walkmen and designer water, concluding with an exhortation to ignore the trivial and improve the world.
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Moderated by Giora Bernstein. The panel attempts to define and discover the origins of “yuppies†in America. Molly Ivins identifies materialism as a defining characteristic, and wonders whether media coverage of yuppies will continue after the 1980s. Ivins and Stuart Schoffman agree that the term is a media creation, but Schoffman argues that it reflects a growing materialism in America. Peter Tauber disparages yuppie culture with jokes about Walkmen and designer water, concluding with an exhortation to ignore the trivial and improve the world.
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