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Party on! Why some young people are more concerned about their reputations than catching coronavirus

  • Written by Pardis Mahdavi, Director, School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University
Party on! Why some young people are more concerned about their reputations than catching coronavirusSun, sea and social irresponsibility? Spring breakers in Florida.Julio Cortez/AP Photo

“Are you going to Cooper’s party tonight?” asked a young female voice behind me to a friend.

It wasn’t a conversation opener I had expected to hear during my grocery run, some 14 days into a crisis in which everyone is being urged to stay...

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