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Daily Life in the United States, 1960-1990: Decades of Discord (Daily Life Through History Series)

Daily Life in the United States, 1960-1990: Decades of Discord (Daily Life Through History Series)

by Myron A. Marty
Daily Life in the United States, 1960-1990: Decades of Discord (Daily Life Through History Series)
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Daily Life in the United States, 1960-1990: Decades of Discord (Daily Life Through History Series)

Daily Life in the United States, 1960-1990: Decades of Discord (Daily Life Through History Series)

by Myron A. Marty

Overview

Students, teachers, and interested readers can use this important resource to examine the evolution of the everyday lives of ordinary people in the United States from 1960 to 1990. The volatility of the civil rights movement; the impact of the baby boom generation; the influences of television, advertising, and other media; the emergence of environmental and consumer-protection movements; and the effects the Vietnam War and Watergate had on the American public are just a few of the issues examined and outlined. From the space age to the computer age, the user can explore how change-induced discord and adjustment to "postmodern times" led to cultural standoffs, affecting everyday lives.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780313090424
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/28/1997
Series: Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 3 MB
Age Range: 14 - 17 Years

About the Author

MYRON A. MARTY is the Ann G. and Sigurd E. Anderson University Professor and Professor of History at Drake University. His other works include Nearby History: Exploring the Past Around You (1982), Your Family History: A Handbook for Research and Writing (1978), Retracing Our Steps: Studies in Documents from the American Past (1972), and Lutherans and Roman Catholicism: The Changing Conflict: 1917-1963 (1968).

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Modern Times Flourish and Fade: 1960-1966
Family Life
Changing Population Patterns
Private and Public Lives
Consumers in the Material World
The Other America
Mind and Spirit
Technology in Daily Life
Cultural Transformations
Troubled Times: 1967-1974
Changing Families
Civil Rights and Group Identities
Securities Shaken
Cultural Reflections/Cultural Influences
Material Aspects of Life
Environmental and Consumer Protection
Technology's Small Steps and Giant Leaps
Hard Knocks for Schools
Spiritual Matters
Not Ready for New Times
The Times of Adjustment: 1975-1980
Family Changes Continue
The Peoples of America
Security Concerns
Television, Movies, and More
Cares of Daily Life
Arenas of Discord
Pulling Together
Crossing the Postmodern Divide: 1981-1990
Family Variations
People at the Margins
Security Issues Continue
Diversions
Concerns of Daily Life
Technology
More Discord
Prospects
Selected Bibliography
Index

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