10 Superficially, college graduates in 1982 resembled college graduates of 1964;" U! b% l4 j5 R5 `
they were fairly conservative, well dressed, and interested in tradition; they
5 B m% S7 l2 s respected their parents. But there was a deep-seated difference: a majority8 K* t; p- F9 k5 ~3 f
of the members of the class of 1982 who were surveyed in their freshman year
) g- U( o6 M" g z5 o6 Z stated that making a good income was an important reason for their decision to
- w+ w3 X7 q. P/ o/ P go to college.
' I$ A- j; P. I0 }4 e+ p
4 e) o4 b/ H. F. G* `4 |1 V, R2 y The statements in the passage, if true, best support which of the following+ x8 W+ p% X* G" C8 ?9 v6 h
conclusions?
1 V/ a; P1 E" N- B
( G, s7 d: {3 ~, _8 J. b/ m The concerns of college graduates of 1964 were superficial compared to Y: t) U$ s8 r+ J1 e' R
the financial worries of college graduates of 1982. + \. H3 x$ ?3 F( q# |
Fewer than half the students of the class of 1964 declared as freshmen
' Y2 W! K3 K i9 N9 [ that they entered college in order to increase their earning potential.
, f, x7 O/ i, T/ Y% }& C' P t Educational background did not play as significant a part in determining
- h. t* a/ e6 h( I0 W% e: q income in 1964 as it did in 1982. 7 `) B; E& F, e/ g
A majority of the members of the class of 1964 revised their reasons for4 H9 K3 b+ }" ^* k, a3 {
attending college between their freshman year and college graduation.
) q& m2 e" _6 _ College graduates of 1964 were actually less conservative than college
9 X3 i! g2 _5 _1 A2 v graduates of 1982. |