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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
Sun, 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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