According to the text, it is correct to say that Twenge:
Millennials Are Giving Their Babies Increasingly Strange Names
Mandy Oaklander
Sept. 29, 2016
The people having the most kids in this country, Millennials, are giving their babies stranger
and stranger names. In a time when actual people are naming their children Legendary and
Sadman and Lux, that should perhaps come as no surprise.
Jean Twenge, a psychology professor at San Diego State University, and research assistant
Lauren Dawson analyzed the first names of 358 million babies in a U.S. Social Security
Administration database. Between 2004 and 2006, 66% of boys and 76% of girls had a name
that wasn’t one of the 50 most common names of that time period. By contrast, in 2011-2015,
72% of boys and 79% of girls had names that were not in the top 50 most popular. In the top
10 for 2015 in the U.S. were Harper, Liam, Mason, Isabella, Olivia, Ava, and Mia. Brooklyn was
ranked 31st most popular for girls across the U.S. (though not for girls in New York, where the
name didn’t rank in the top 100).
Twenge credits the rise of stranger names on our increasingly individualistic culture: one that
focuses on the self and is less concerned with social rules. “Millennials were raised with
phrases like, you shouldn’t care what anyone else thinks of you, you can be anything you
want to be, it’s good to be different, you have to love yourself first before you love anyone
else,” says Twenge. Our obsession with celebrities is also a hallmark of individualism.
Twenge found that Millennials are much more accepting of same-sex relationships and
experiences. “What we’re seeing is this movement toward more sexual freedom,” Twenge told
TIME. “There’s more freedom for people to do what they want without following the traditional,
often now seen as outdated, social rules about who you’re supposed to have sex with and
when.”
Adaptado de: http://time.com/4511927/millennials-parents-baby-names/
Acesso em: 01º outubro 2016
Millennials Are Giving Their Babies Increasingly Strange Names
Mandy Oaklander
Sept. 29, 2016
The people having the most kids in this country, Millennials, are giving their babies stranger and stranger names. In a time when actual people are naming their children Legendary and Sadman and Lux, that should perhaps come as no surprise.
Jean Twenge, a psychology professor at San Diego State University, and research assistant Lauren Dawson analyzed the first names of 358 million babies in a U.S. Social Security Administration database. Between 2004 and 2006, 66% of boys and 76% of girls had a name that wasn’t one of the 50 most common names of that time period. By contrast, in 2011-2015, 72% of boys and 79% of girls had names that were not in the top 50 most popular. In the top 10 for 2015 in the U.S. were Harper, Liam, Mason, Isabella, Olivia, Ava, and Mia. Brooklyn was ranked 31st most popular for girls across the U.S. (though not for girls in New York, where the name didn’t rank in the top 100).
Twenge credits the rise of stranger names on our increasingly individualistic culture: one that focuses on the self and is less concerned with social rules. “Millennials were raised with phrases like, you shouldn’t care what anyone else thinks of you, you can be anything you want to be, it’s good to be different, you have to love yourself first before you love anyone else,” says Twenge. Our obsession with celebrities is also a hallmark of individualism.
Twenge found that Millennials are much more accepting of same-sex relationships and experiences. “What we’re seeing is this movement toward more sexual freedom,” Twenge told TIME. “There’s more freedom for people to do what they want without following the traditional, often now seen as outdated, social rules about who you’re supposed to have sex with and when.”
Adaptado de: http://time.com/4511927/millennials-parents-baby-names/ Acesso em: 01º outubro 2016
Gabarito comentado
Tema central: A questão aborda interpretação de texto em inglês, envolvendo compreensão do ponto de vista de uma pesquisadora sobre tendências culturais entre Millennials nos Estados Unidos.
Explicação didática: Para resolver questões desse tipo, é essencial identificar palavras-chave e relacionar as ideias principais do texto ao que as alternativas realmente afirmam. Neste caso, o texto traz informações embasadas em pesquisa sobre o aumento de nomes diferentes entre crianças e as mudanças culturais que explicam esse fenômeno.
Justificativa da alternativa correta (A):
A alternativa A (believes the American culture is increasingly individualistic) é respaldada pelo seguinte trecho do texto: "Twenge credits the rise of stranger names on our increasingly individualistic culture: one that focuses on the self and is less concerned with social rules."
Estratégia de interpretação: Identifique expressões como increasingly individualistic (cada vez mais individualista) que aparecem tanto no texto quanto na alternativa.
Análise das alternativas incorretas:
B) Diz que Twenge pensa que os Millennials têm nomes estranhos, mas o texto esclarece que eles dão nomes estranhos aos filhos, não a si mesmos.
C) Afirma que Twenge considera o tradicional ultrapassado. O texto indica que algumas regras tradicionais são agora vistas assim pela sociedade, mas não atribui essa opinião diretamente à pesquisadora.
D) Declara que Twenge sabe que os Millennials preferem relacionamentos e experiências do mesmo sexo, porém o texto fala em maior aceitação e não em preferência.
Como evitar pegadinhas:
- Atente-se à diferença entre opinião da pesquisadora e dados da pesquisa.
- Evite generalizações das alternativas que extrapolam o que está no texto, como preferências ou concordância pessoal que não aparecem explicitamente.
- Procure termos idênticos ou paráfrases no texto e na alternativa.
Conclusão: O gabarito é A. Ela expressa corretamente o enfoque na individualidade cultural destacado por Twenge, conforme o texto.
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