The explosion of new technologies in the 1950’s and 1960’s created a wave of innovation‚ enhancing the lives of men and women. Fancy new products were being produced enabling the lives of the people in this time to consume leisurely items. The postwar years initiated a huge increase in population. From 1945 to 1964‚ the baby boom occurred‚ which fueled the need for houses. By this time‚ one-third of the U.S. population lived in suburban areas. With the increase in transportation options and affordable
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repulsive and sinful behavior one should avoid. Dominance of the Catholic Church during the Medieval period made sex taboo and sinful. This negative view of sex strongly contrasts the positive views of sex during the Sexual Revolution of the 1960s. Sex in the 1960s was not restrictive or taboo‚ but rather an outlet for liberation and growth‚ especially among women. While set in two different time periods‚ both Umberto Eco’s medieval-based The Name of the Rose and Thomas Pynchon’s sixties-based The Crying
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The 1960’s movement that consisted of presidential reform agendas and Supreme Court rulings is known as liberalism (Keene‚ 812). President Kennedy and Johnson were responsible for the creation of the Liberal Movement. They had views that were similar to Roosevelt’s and believed themselves to be heirs of the New Deal (Keene‚ 812). These two presidents focused on “desegregating the American military and securing federal funds for urban housing‚ education‚ and public works projects” (Keene‚ 812). Kennedy
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PoMo became part of societal and cultural transitions after World War 11 and the general crowd and moderate culture made a marger change during 1960-1970. This movement basically describes the broad movement of development and was given a new creating remix of work which became a disassociated from the oppositions and arguments of the modern-postmoderns durning the late 20th century. Post modernism is known to be part of the historical era‚ and is seen as a reflection of a moment that could
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Although the decade of the 1960s began on a positive note of idealism‚ the years to come were filled with distrust‚ anger‚ and opposition. The antiwar movement protesting the Vietnam War affected both the culture of the 1960s and the long-term public opinion of the American government. While the antiwar movement shaped public doubt of the Vietnam War in the 1960s‚ it also evoked distrust towards the government and led to a major split in American society‚ which is still apparent today. The antiwar
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People today do not understand the lasting effects that the Environmental Movement of the 1960s brought to our world. When the 1960s decade is mentioned‚ the first things that come to mind for many people are the Civil Rights Movement‚ and the generation of hippies – clearly demonstrating that the Environmental Movement is significantly underrated in the modern world. The events that took place in the 60s were certainly not the first efforts of the United States trying to form a more effective program
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Feminism in the 1960’s Feminism in the 1960’s has paved the way for women of today. The National Organization of Women created laws to benefit women in 1968‚ the Women’s Bureau made the workplace a fair environment and National Association of Women Lawyers gave women the fair chance to excel in a male dominated career. Even though the feminist movement in the 1960’s had minor setbacks‚ the National Organization of Women provided the foundation for feminism‚ the Women’s Bureau extended a helping
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The 1950s and 1960s were a thrilling ride for Americans as the United States teetered on the brink of nuclear war and was in the middle of several key social movements. Americans were tired of the hypocritical beliefs that had previously been held in the United States and fought against these beliefs in full force. The civil rights movement‚ women’s movement‚ and the counterculture all fought for their rights to be acknowledged and were determined to have their voices heard by rebelling against the
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one abortion per woman” (Bacon 4). Women may get an abortion because they can’t care for the baby or because they’re too young to have a baby. However‚ in the 1960s there were concerns about the role of poverty‚ race‚ and population. “There were many other forces underlying popular support of abortion reform in general during the 1960s. Greater sensitivity to issues of poverty and race heightened awareness of the unequal quality and availability of abortion services to women according to social
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Unbeknownst to some‚ the Women’s Rights Movement of the 1960s was not the start of the women’s push for equality. In fact‚ the original movement began in the 19th century over a cup of tea with Elizabeth Cady Stanton (Eisenberg & Ruthsdotter‚ n.d.). Stanton was dissatisfied with the state of women’s affairs and that they were being treated as second class citizens‚ especially since the American Revolution had just been fought not 70 years earlier (Eisenberg & Ruthsdotter‚ n.d.) Why weren’t women
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