1980s

Healthcare Trends. In the 1980’s there was a shift toward privatization of health care as corporations began not only to integrate the hospital system, but also entered many other health-care related businesses and consolidate control (Evashwick, 2005). In 1981, the first assisted living opened in Portland, Oregon as an alternative living options for older adults who were unhappy with nursing homes. It provided a type of elderly care that offered a level of attention and independence less than a…

Throughout history, specifically the 1980-90s in comparison to our present day gender roles, there has been a progression away from confining mothers to their mothering expectations of the past years. This progression came due to many forms of resistance such as, acceptance of working mothers, post war feminism, as well as the gender roles that mothers face. While society may have grown away from the traditional idea that mothers cannot work and raise a child properly, it has also created a…

young children and pensioners and said that many people on low incomes had insufficient money to buy the food and services necessary for good health. (bbc) The Acheson report found that there was an increase of inequalities since the black report in 1980 between the poor and…

In this 1980 film cultures collide all due to a Coca-Cola bottle. The cultures represented in the movie have many things that are different between the two. Not everyone and everything is the same. Nothing is perceived as perfect or normal, even when they collide. Though the cultures of the Bushmen and “modern society” were only but around 600 miles apart, they were nowhere near the same. Due to this, people would have the ideology of them to be similar in some manner but with the environmental…

It is interesting that the CDC date the obesity epidemic starting in the early 1980’s. That is nearly 40 years ago. While I understand that obviously, there is no quick fix to solving this problem, I feel like more has gotten worse than better. The fact that obesity is a big risk factor to 5 out of the 10 leading causes of death and the prediction that 32-52% of Americans may be obese by 2030 is terrifying. The fact that there is a chance that over half of Americans would be obese really helps…

Hollywood’s Portrayals of Teenagers in the 1980s ...discuss Hollywood's portrayals of the teens of the 1980s. Talk about films that examine these portrayals. Evaluate how they reflected the social and political perspectives of the decade. In the 1980s, Hollywood saw a resurgence in teen films. A majority of these films dealt with sexual activity. Films like Little Darlings (1980), The Last American Virgin (1982), and Joy of Sex (1984) portrayed teenagers as only concerned about their own…

Before 1980’s an average family in China had approximately four children and the population was getting out of hand which led to food shortage and famine. The communist party took in charge of the problem during 1980’s and restricted one child per couple in order to stabilize water and food supplies. The goal was to keep the population under 1.2 billion by the end of the twentieth century. Since 1980 doctors all over China, doctors have performed 196 sterilizations and 336 abortions to help…

The art of the 1980s was a simple, colorful, yet controversial time for most artists. It was often simplistic and easy to produce for most of the art was repetitive and at a glance plain. Critiques questioned the definition of art and what defines art since art started to become a bit more abstract and restrained from imitating life. For example, a very controversial artist from the 1980s, Andy Warhol was often looked down upon by others seeing that his pop art included much repetition of the…

The art of the 1980s was a simple, colorful, yet controversial time for most artists. It was often simplistic and easy to produce for most of the art was repetitive and at a glance plain. Critiques questioned the definition of art and what defines art since art started to become a bit more abstract and restrained from imitating life. For example, a very controversial artist from the 1980s, Andy Warhol was often looked down upon by others seeing that his pop art included much repetition of the…

Hollywood’s Depictions of African Americans in the 1980s The 1980s, characterized by Ronald Reagan’s presidency and policies, saw the many black economic and social gains of the previous decades come to an end. Things like college attendance rates, income levels, and the proportion of two-parent families all declined. At the same time, crime rates escalated and poverty levels increased. Hollywood was not interested in showing this unpleasant reality to its audience; the industry was interested…