1970

1970’s Culture and Values What if we lived in a world without Star Wars? Happy Days? Equal Rights? The 70’s were responsible for the atmosphere that these productions created. Americans in the 1970’s focused on the newest pop culture, pushes for equality, and fresh new beliefs that changed their views on feminism and black culture. Between baseball, music, movies, and slang, Americans in the 1970’s had many choices on how to spend their free time. A new Sci-fi universe opened with the release…

in every country and in every society and when the United Kingdom was struck by an economic crisis during the 1970s, it resulted in a dramatic change in thinking and way of life of a large group of youths, living during that time. In order to understand this issue thoroughly, we need to look on the most important aspects that triggered these changes in society of the United Kingdom in 1970s, most importantly, we need to revise the economic situation of that time, which was one of the most…

our cars. Technology is used every single day without an extra thought given to it. It is never thought about the innovations that allow the computers to do what they do. Americans don’t think about the decade that made an impact on technology. The 1970s had its effect on technology. In addition to having the best people wanted more than the best. The U.S. Navy pushed for newer and greater technology, engineering staff had to step up their game (Varrasi). The computer eventually could have…

Religion is quickly becoming what is called “The Great Decline.” According to Religion News Service, religious decline over the past fifteen years has been twice as much as the decline in the 1960s and 1970s. Religious value has dropped tremendously in the past sixty years. Only forty percent of Americans are religious according to the survey, “The State of States.” In today’s society most families are not as religious as the families of the past. During the post-war, baby-booming 1950s, there…

In the early 1970s a movement swept across the United States, United Kingdom(“The Art of”). This movement influenced and gave music, fashion, and attitude a new name. So what is this movement I’ve been talking so highly of? The Punk Movement. This movement was had a major effect on the younger generation, and was not just a music genre. It was much larger than that; a statement, an attitude, a fashion, and a lifestyle. It started in the early to mid 1970s around 1974. “Punk was created by youths…

for many reasons, protesting being one of them. Protesting brings all sorts of people together, as them attempt to make society a better place overall. Historically there was a serge of politically charged protests happening in the late 60’s, and the 1970’s. This period of protesting mainly occurred on college campuses throughout the US, as students began protesting different political matters of the time. The best way for modern minds to explore this era of student unrest is to examine…

politicians to the status quo and the political climate of the Cold War period greatly restricted the impact of women in politics. However, the 1970s saw a small breakthrough for women in politics as a radical feminist agenda was pushed through, allowing legislation to be passed with a view to deconstructing gender roles in Britain. Despite the early 1970s appearing to be a breakthrough period, in reality most feminist legislation was ineffective. The Equal Pay Act, for example, took five year…

two millions. This revelation emerged as a confirmation of an unstable dynamic of the family unit. The increasing homelessness among youth was no longer the result of a flower children lifestyle that reached its recognition during the 1960s. In the 1970s young adults who were accounted for leaving home had experienced some kind of abuse, whether it was sexual, physical, or emotional. Moreover, the government could not defy the issues of homeless youth, and claim that this…

Freakonomics More abortion in early 1970s - Present ( due to the Roe vs Wade U.S Court ruling) The effect was that it dropped crime rate. The book says,” One study has shown that the typical child who went unborn in the earliest years of legalized abortion would have been 50% more likely than average to live in poverty, he would have one parent. These two factors- childhood poverty and a single-parent household-are among the strongest predictors that a child will have a criminal future.” (Pg.…

In the post-war time, the United States were facing a period of flourishing, economic growth, and the consumer prosperity. However, the period of wealthy life came to its end in the 1970s, and many people became poorer than they were a decade before. Under such conditions, it was necessary for the authorities to introduce a new system of American life. With respect to this, Ronald Reagan who gained the victory in the elections of 1980s started a new era in the history of the United States called…