og12- 82 "it"的指代问题

VeraSui

owning and living in a freestanding house on its own land    is     still a goal  of a
majority of young adults   as    it （owning and living in a freestanding house on its own land ）    was of earlier generations，这样就是完全平行对称的结构了！?    
Majority/minority/plurality 作主语
---指整体动词+单数v
---指整体的每一个个体+复数vs
The majority of students in this class are hard workers.
The student majority is opposed to the death penalty. 单数名词+ majority