The American Dream In The 1970's

The 1970’s is most memorable for the media that broke new barriers and allowed the public a form to escape reality of the political scandals and constant change of powers also formed the 70’s. The culture during this decade revolved around individualism as it directed focus bettering and healing ourselves. Topics such as movies that are still seen today, feminism, and headline makers allowed non conformities acceptance. Film, television, radio, and media were a success in the 1970’s as they budget were broken, television controlled, and a new radio was introduced. The American Dream still existed through the depression of the decade, except that it changed to a more individualistic focus. The American dream for families was to sustain a 4 member
The term “The Me Decade”,first labeled by Tom Wolfe in an article written for the New York Magazine described how self aware the public had become and the retreat from politics, history, and human reciprocity that no one dare address before (The Me Decade para 7). A spiritual dilemma that had taken place in the late 60s decade and early 70s was solve through the adoption of Eastern religions and the “embarrassment of old fashioned resurgent American Evangelism” (The Me Decade para 9). The young refused to accept the older generation conservative religious beliefs that they pushed for. They turned to religion that were about peace and happiness with oneself. Radical activist Rennie Davis was popular for forming riots at the Democratic National Convention in 68’. He promised that by the end of the decade through the steps of guru Maharaj Ji the country would be ‘perfect’. Zen Buddhism was another major religion that was prominent in books, lectures, and radio with a main focus on happiness. Industries encourages this by supporting non-conformism and recreational activities practices such as tennis, kungfu, massages among more. In high schools a study said that SAT scores dropped to 477 in math and 453 in