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'Young people are under intense pressure to live beyond their means'. Investigate the extent to which this pressure to consume and their budgets come into conflict.  

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'Young people are under intense pressure to live beyond their means'. Investigate the extent to which this pressure to consume and their budgets come into conflict. In today's society young people are becoming under extreme pressure from various groups in order for them to live beyond their means. Family pressures, loans and social life all come into context for the youth. Since the elimination of grants and tuition fees the number of students falling into debt is increasing at an alarming rate year by year. Debt is a major factor young people plunge into when they need to succeed and it is mainly influenced from various sides of the media. The media can easily persuade students to go out and buy top branded clothes by mass advertising them. Students are also encouraged to take out loans to ease their financial stress. Other sides of the media such as television, radio and billboards...

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