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Culture Spotlight On Australia

... interested in its relationship with property developers than maintaining music culture. Because of these dying venues, musicians and listeners have taken matters into their own hands by throwing warehouse parties, but this often leads to lack of safety, presence of drugs and underage drinking, and minimal accessibility to performances. Many of the venues still in operation cannot offer admission to those under 18 as they sell alcohol at the events, leaving a large group out of the experience. Brisbane’s ...

Glutton Goals

... of reverse due to cafeteria reform and food education programs, but growing up bombarded by messages touting the dangers of indulgence has created an unintended side effect: Zs are obsessed with all things culinary. Food and beverages are this generation’s primary form of indulgence, and they’re using culinary culture as a channel for asserting their independence. The way prior cohorts experimented with drugs and alcohol in resistance to authority, Zs are experimenting with decadent food and ...

Global Betterment Trends

... - STAYIN’ SOBER Drug and alcohol abuse in teens has seen a significant decrease in the land down under. Every three years, the National Drug Strategy Household Survey releases its findings, and the results from 2016 show that teens in Australia are not as interested in recreational drugs and alcohol consumption as they have been in the past. From 2013 to 2016 abstinence from alcohol rose significantly, from from 72% to 82%. This disinterest in alcohol can also be seen in smoking cigarettes ...

The New Social Norms

... nightlife, not only are they drinking less, if at all, but they're also becoming more interested in activities that benefit their brain. Rather than seeking out sex, drugs, and rock n' roll as was typical of their predecessors, Ys and Zs are ushering in The Age of Innocence. They're far less drawn to wild nightlife experiences than were youth in the past, and when they do go out, they're often seeking playful yet productive nights involving board games or crafts, or intellectually stimulating ones, such ...

Break It UP

... bed | Spend time with family | Exercise/ get in shape | Go for walks/ drives | Drink alcohol (Base: Aged 19-34) | Avoid people | Travel | Change my look | Shop | Eat junk food | Have sex (Base: Aged 19-34) | Go on dates | Go to church/ religious organization | Get a spa treatment | Do drugs (Base: Aged 19-34) Spend time with friends | Watch TV/ movies | Sleep/ stay in bed | Spend time with family | Exercise/ get in shape | Go for walks/ drives | Avoid people ...

Doctor Who?

... particularly drastic in the U.S. and leading to high death rates, according to the CDC. Meanwhile, Gen Zs are already heading down a dangerous path, too; as doctors recommend drugs to alleviate the elevated rates of depression and anxiety, teens in the UK are becoming hooked on Xanax, as Vice reports. Given young adults' awareness of the consequences of traditional medicine and their negative perception of pharma, they're becoming wary of pills and are actively considering if their health issues can be ...

UnWasted Time

... that young adults today are demonstrating restraint is by getting drunk less than youth in the past. Both Ys and Zs of drinking age are finding new ways to socialize that aren’t centered around alcohol consumption or that don’t include drinking at all; more than half of youth of drinking age (62% in the UK and 55% in the U.S.) say that socializing has become less wild in recent years. Rather than letting loose and partaking in sex, drugs, and rock ‘n roll on the weekends as Boomers and Gen Xers ...

Less Is Morality

... behaviors (thank you Family Matters). Coming down from the go-go era of sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll in the 1970s and 1980s, one could argue that there was a greater need for such moral lessons directed at youth. In fact, the FCC felt that way when it instituted a “Family Viewing Hour” during the first hour of Prime Time in the 1970s, thereby restricting the nature of the content that was aired at that time to ensure that it was appropriate for all ages. While that law was repealed after only a few ...

Dual Intentions

... | To have sex (Base: Aged 19-34) | Loneliness | To find a spouse | Boredom | Friends wanted me/ them to | Felt societal pressure to be dating/ in a relationship | They are wealthy | To go to cool places/ get cool experiences | Family wanted me/ them to | For practice | To advance my/ their social standing | They have a nice car | To advance my/ their career | They have a nice home | To get a free drink | To get a free meal | To get free drugs (Base: Aged 19-34) To ...

Set In (E)motion: The Guide to Gen Y Burnout

... wellness. For Ys, food is an opportunity for self-improvement as well as increased health and wellness, whereas for Zs, food is an antidote to stress and an indulgent way to treat oneself. What’s more, in High Society we fully explore how modern youth are leaning into rituals around food and beverage, CBD, and even drugs to mitigate their burnout, touching on how the old notion of self-help and it’s inherent stigmas have evolved into self-care—a holistic practice that Ys rely on to offset their ...