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<p>The present paper aims to analyze the manner in which the American Dream, a quintessential element of the American ethos, has undergone a significant re-evaluation in contemporary discourse. We focus on the origins of the concept, the way in which it has evolved, and how the people nowadays resonate to it. The article highlights the changing paradigms of success, social mobility, and opportunity, exploring the economic forces, the social dynamics, and the cultural transformations that have all had a profound impact on the perceptions regarding the American Dream. Furthermore, the paper explores the American society’s reaction to pressing issues such as economic inequality, environmental sustainability, and social justice and its responses that favour equity, inclusivity, and common well-being. The revisioning of the American Dream implies a reconsideration of one’s values and priorities, challenging the meaning of success defined only by material wealth and individual achievement. The new concept is about communities that are able to resist adversity due to social cohesion, about the well-being of their members who struggle to obtain a more just and sustainable society, about empathy and human dignity.</p>
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The present paper aims to analyze the manner in which the American Dream, a quintessential element of the American ethos, has undergone a significant re-evaluation in contemporary discourse. We focus on the origins of the concept, the way in which it has evolved, and how the people nowadays resonate to it. The article highlights the changing paradigms of success, social mobility, and opportunity, exploring the economic forces, the social dynamics, and the cultural transformations that have all had a profound impact on the perceptions regarding the American Dream. Furthermore, the paper explores the American society’s reaction to pressing issues such as economic inequality, environmental sustainability, and social justice and its responses that favour equity, inclusivity, and common well-being. The revisioning of the American Dream implies a reconsideration of one’s values and priorities, challenging the meaning of success defined only by material wealth and individual achievement. The new concept is about communities that are able to resist adversity due to social cohesion, about the well-being of their members who struggle to obtain a more just and sustainable society, about empathy and human dignity.

Considerations on the Contemporary Revisioning of the American Dream

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The present paper aims to analyze the manner in which the American Dream, a quintessential element of the American ethos, has undergone a significant...

Considerations on the Contemporary Revisioning of the American Dream

Published Online: Jul 04, 2024

Page range: 1 - 5

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/kbo-2024-0068

Keywords
American Dream, contemporaneity

© 2024 Gabriela Mihăilă Lică et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Considerations on the Contemporary Revisioning of the American Dream

Published Online: Jul 04, 2024

Page range: 1 - 5

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/kbo-2024-0068

KeywordsAmerican Dream, contemporaneity

© 2024 Gabriela Mihăilă Lică et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
American Dream, contemporaneity