Heather Mendick is a self-employed research consultant based in London, UK. She works on social research on equity, education, science, mathematics, youth and media.Kim Allen is University Academic Fellow in Sociology at the University of Leeds, UK.Laura Harvey is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Brighton, UK. Aisha Ahmad is a Consultant at ICF, UK. She works on health, education and sport research.

By asking contemporary youths to reflect on celebrity lives and lifestyles, these youths’ ways of being, emotional regimes, and socioeconomic orderings come into sharp—and unforgettable—focus.

• 1. Introduction2. Young People and Society3. WorkCase study: Will Smith4. AuthenticityCase study: Kim Kardashian5. SuccessCase study: Tom Daley6. HappinessCase study: Beyoncé7. MoneyCase study: Kate Middleton8. FameCase study: Emma Watson9. ConclusionBibliographyIndex

Heather Mendick is a self-employed research consultant based in London, UK. She works on social research on equity, education, science, mathematics, youth and media.Kim Allen is University Academic Fellow in Sociology at the University of Leeds, UK.Laura Harvey is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Brighton, UK. Aisha Ahmad is a Consultant at ICF, UK. She works on health, education and sport research.

By asking contemporary youths to reflect on celebrity lives and lifestyles, these youths’ ways of being, emotional regimes, and socioeconomic orderings come into sharp—and unforgettable—focus.

• 1. Introduction2. Young People and Society3. WorkCase study: Will Smith4. AuthenticityCase study: Kim Kardashian5. SuccessCase study: Tom Daley6. HappinessCase study: Beyoncé7. MoneyCase study: Kate Middleton8. FameCase study: Emma Watson9. ConclusionBibliographyIndex

Heather Mendick is a self-employed research consultant based in London, UK. She works on social research on equity, education, science, mathematics, youth and media.Kim Allen is University Academic Fellow in Sociology at the University of Leeds, UK.Laura Harvey is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Brighton, UK. Aisha Ahmad is a Consultant at ICF, UK. She works on health, education and sport research.

By asking contemporary youths to reflect on celebrity lives and lifestyles, these youths’ ways of being, emotional regimes, and socioeconomic orderings come into sharp—and unforgettable—focus.

• 1. Introduction2. Young People and Society3. WorkCase study: Will Smith4. AuthenticityCase study: Kim Kardashian5. SuccessCase study: Tom Daley6. HappinessCase study: Beyoncé7. MoneyCase study: Kate Middleton8. FameCase study: Emma Watson9. ConclusionBibliographyIndex