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MSU Mankato study: 'American Dream' varies among Boomers, Millennials


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How do you define the “American Dream?” Is it a white picket fence? A home in the suburbs? A general feeling of security?


A study from Minnesota State University - Mankato asked Millennials and Baby Boomers what the American Dream looked like in their eyes and found some generational differences.


Kristin Scott is a professor of Marketing at MSU Mankato and the primary author of the study. She joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk about it.

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