1960-70's Analysis

Gender roles was different for when it was in the 1960’s. They use to not let girls go to school or do any jobs as hard as men do. For example, go to war, rebuild houses, construction, etc. Transportation, back in the 1960’s the cars looked different, the way they were shaped, and the color of the car. Music, it has changed a lot from the 1960´s. Now music has rapping, slow music, hip hop, bad language, etc. All of these, gender roles, transportation, and music.

The 1920's and 1980's are similar in many ways. Their similarities are social, economical, and political. Some of the similarities between the decades are Prohibition and the War on Drugs, the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and 1987, and the influence of music on society.

The 1950s and the 1960s had many similarities, though they had many differences as well. Their similarities and differences include: the politics, the economy, the society, and the culture of both decades. In the 1950s, North Korea moved into South Korea and began a civil war between the two parallel countries. The reason for this dispute was the border lines as well as guerrilla fighting in the South, which created a greater tension on the issue. The reason why the U.S entered the Korean War was so that the Soviet Union would not gain another nation and, in turn, more power. Like the 50s, our country was also at war with another country in the 60s. This time, the U.S was at war with Vietnam. The U.S entered the war because the

The values of the modern American society have changed drastically from how they were sixty years ago, in the 1950s. The values of today’s society consist of relationships (social), appearances (clothes), and items of possessions (technology).

We are accustomed to referring to a "sexual revolution" in the 1960s, but the actual consequences of that social shift were necessarily reflected in the law. To a

Many people inaccurately assess the 1950s and 1960s. Historians, in particular, tend to describe the 1950s as a decade of prosperity and the 1960s as one of turbulence. According to most, peace and harmony defined the 50s while violence and protest conjured the 60s. This isn't true because controversy existed in the fifties, many achievements occurred in the sixties, and both decades had its political ups and downs. With all the criticism surrounding it, the 1960s remains one of the most controversial decades in American history.

How did the events from the later 1960’s and through the 1970’s contribute to cynicism and mistrust toward the nation’s leaders, especially those in politics?

In her book Queering the Color Line: Race and the Invention of Homosexuality in American Culture, Siobhan Somerville uses film and literature from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to demonstrate the ways in which early models of homosexuality were often embedded within discussions of race, specifically “the bifurcated constructions of ‘black’ and ‘white’ bodies” (175). Somerville notes that discussions of sexual orientations emerged at the same time Plessy v. Ferguson, the supreme court case that affirmed the government’s right to determine an individual’s racial identity, was settled. She contends that the development of sexual classifications alongside the U.S. governments “aggressive policing of the boundary between ‘black’ and ‘white’ bodies” was more than a coincidence in timing (3). Somerville argues that this new polarization of bodies and focus on sexual desires echoed a similar, simultaneous shift in racial thinking. During this shift, the cultural figure of the mulatto gave way to a new visualization of the races as natural opposites, and increasing numbers of legal and social devices were created to prevent people of different races from engaging in sexual activity with one another. Thus the materialization of new sexual categories paralleled, and was profoundly influenced by, the hardening of the "color line," the division of Americans into racially segregated categories.

In her paper, "What We Really Miss About the 1950s", Stephany Coontz contends about the "myth" of the 50s. Coontz is a specialist on family and she has composed books and showed up on TV on various events. She appears to think about her work literally. She even specifies herself in a few samples in the content and some of her own acknowledge about media and data that got to be clearer to her after turning into a mother herself.

The 1960’s was a very influential time in the United States of America. The United States began to explore a new culture of people known as hippies. The USA endured a great scare of nuclear war from the Cuban Missile Crisis. This country lost two famous leaders from that era; John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., who were assassinated. The United States also began the move towards equality by passing the Civil Rights Act. The final major accomplishment from 1960’s was when Neil Armstrong was the first astronaut to land on the moon.

The problem lies not in the original act but in legal ramifications as metamorphosis of the law occurs in regards to the terms of sex and gender. History has shown that as time progressed the terms became as one in the interpretation of many decrees. The question of who and why the word sex was originally placed in the bill which would later become the Civil Rights Act of 1964 could only be answered in response to whom was the words supporter, Representative Howard Smith, of Virginia. Why Rep. Smith placed the word sex in the bill remains a mystery. President Kennedy who was an avid supporter of the civil rights bill was not involved in the battle of sex and/or gender but in discrimination and a means to dispel racial tensions in the country.

During t6he 70’s a worldwide shortage of oil caused an energy famine; because of the lack of oil gas prices sky rocked, going form 35 cents to 90 cents. There remained a combination of a high request and a low supply of items like jobs, houses, and cars. Because of this inflation problem there was a rise in prices of all most all things. There was also a job shortage in the 70’s, because of the amount of woman and returning solders getting jobs. In 1869 the employment was about 80 million workers, and by the late 70s it was more than 96 million workers.

The climate of the 1960s was turbulent. This decade was marked by many political movements, which reflected support for non-establishment themes. During this time the “sexual liberation movement” became a popular cause. This intensified social and political interest helped many disadvantaged groups to receive support and attention that previously had never been received. As part of the nation’s desire for sexual political liberation, gay liberation became visible.

To some people the 1960s were the best of times, to others it was a

People often contemplate what era they would like to live in. Today you will hear many people say they miss the “good old days”. When most people make a comment like this they tend to be older and are talking about the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, or somewhere around that time. I believe though, that life was simpler and more carefree in the early 2000’s, but still had some of today’s luxuries . Frequent complaints I hear nowadays are people spend too much time on their phones and do not know how to have a human conversation. According to Washington Post, teens spend over seven hours a day consuming media. I believe people get so caught up with the media they forget to live a real life. I think the early 2000’s were favorable because there were