Class-related Questions 11-20

THE QUESTION: C13: To people who are homeless, have been homeless or are experts on the topic: What types of class and power structures do homeless communities institute and follow among themselves? This culture must fend for itself, so I imagine its members follow some unwritten codes for survival. What are they? POSTED MARCH 11, 1999 Ed V., 37, white, …

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Age-related Questions 1-10

THE QUESTION: A10: I am an 18-year-old female dating a 25-year-old male, and we are not sexually active. He’s a great guy and I get along with him better than with guys my age. Why is it that so many people have a problem with our dating? POSTED MAY 14, 1998 Jaynia <jaynia@hotmail.com>, N.C. (Similar question posted May 14, 1998, …

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Age-related Questions 11-20

THE QUESTION: A20: Why is so much youth fashion so aggressively visually unappealing, sexually unappealing or unflattering to the wearer, such as grunge or baggy styles? What is the first impression the wearers of such clothing wish to convey ? POSTED JUNE 30, 1998 Greg C., 35, male <gregc@NewZealand.Sun.COM>, Wellington, New Zealand (Similar question regarding the revival of ’70s baggy, …

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