90's Impact On Intercultural Communication

This is also when electric appliances and televisions were introduced into society. In the 1960's a traditional household was similar to the 1950's but had started to change with having a older generation relative residing in the home. Computers were just starting to be developed. Then in the 1970 during the women's movement. The traditional family unit had begun its decline and society was starting to see single parent households and traditional marriage was not thought to be unnecessary and more children were being born out of wedlock. In the 1980's rock and roll was so ingrained in everyday life with messages of "girls just want to have fun" and party. The 1990 brought more wide spread use of computers and cell phone replace pagers. Now for the 2000's, instead of individuals hanging out and spending time with other, more and more people began to meet on the internet. Our entire society has gone from a outgoing social active group to a internal social active group. Talking to other by text message or some other form of

One of the best known decades for music was the eighties. During this generation, there were a number of landmark events. This decade set a standard for music to evolve from for years to come.

Living in the 70s was in the midst of a unique culture. Theatres in the 1970s were very popular as various people rushed to theaters to watch plays and movies. This was also the era in which many owned bizarre items such as pet rocks, mood rings, bean bag chairs, and more. “Have a nice day!” became a slogan that earmarked the 70’s,and was almost always accompanied with the notorious smiley face icon. Sickening sweet happy faces were plastered everywhere; they were spray painted on the side of buildings and even worn on bandanas and t-shirts. Another distinct culture featured in the 70’s was the fashion. Fashion fads in the 70’s took off like rockets. Clothing styles such as shirts with colorful geometric shapes and bell-bottoms emerged. The rise of disco also played a big role during this time. In contrast to males in today’s society, some men in the 1970’s wore shoes with giant heels. Culture proved to play a big role in the 70’s and profoundly affected the civilization’s view upon The American Dream.

The 80 's was an eye opener to a lot of new things, new music, new styles, new points of view on life and new technology. Music was a big hit for the 80 's and so was the technology. A home, family, job and fun was basically what everyone needed to live ahappy life. In the 80 's, people saw the American dream, as a simple task of success andthose years defined them. They were the generation in between differences and facing disagreement andnot turning our backs. The 80 's may have made them idealistic, but it 's idealism that will push themand be passed on to their children, the first children of the twenty-first century.

The 1970's was a continuation of the 1960's and had many historical events that changed the world. There was new freedom for women, homosexuals, Native Americans, the elderly, the handicapped, and other minorities (The 1970s: Lifestyles and Social Trends: Overview). Many tragedies happened in the 1970's like: the Beatles broke up, Elvis Presley's death, JFK's assassination, Martin Luther King’s assassination, Robert F. Kennedy's assassination and many more tragedies. Many good things also happened during this decade. It was the year known as the hippie years and the disco fever years. It was the year congress approved the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) for women which changed the image of the world because women were free from the 70's and so

The transition from the multicultural era of the eighties to the postnetwork era of the nineties triggered abrupt changes in American media and culture. [6] From fashions to family life, relationships, and attitudes, many new cultural elements subsequently changed television portrayals of ordinary American culture within this time period. More specifically, the culture of the eighties is often characterized by the rise of MTV and megastars, techno music and club drugs, and popular fashions such as leather, leggings, and Ray Bans. Eighties culture can be described as the ‘bombdigity’ and nineties culture can be described as more toned down, moral, and ‘sweet’.

The 1980s was full of so many important events and extravagant sports. There are a variety of historic and sport events that influenced what was popular in that time period. The 80s was filled with new advancements in television broadcasting sports for women and many other important historical events.

In the 1080’s the world of sports was forever changed when the players started making more money and players were able to become free agents. But also going on in this decade were some pretty bad things as well, the President was shot, the US Embassy in Beirut was bombed, and terrorists hijacked a plane. Don’t think it was all bad because that’s just not true, in baseball the first split season happened , as well as the pine tar incident, and women were vying for top honors in NCAA Basketball. All of this comes together to create one amazing decade that can only be described as the 1980s.

There is no other time like the 1980s. The 1980s was a decade of important cultural and political change. Music was punk and loud. Pop culture changed. Fashion was wild and over the top, with lots of makeup, accessories, and big funky hair. Sitcoms did incorporate a lot of these elements; however, sitcoms also addressed social issues and problems. Racism was one of the problems in sitcoms in the 1980s, and three shows that addressed racism were The Cosby Show, A Different World, and Diff’rent Strokes.

The seventies is often seen as a lost decade, merged between the optimistic sixties and the opportunistic eighties. Bruce J. Schulman argues, in his book titled, “The Seventies: The Great Shift in American Culture”, that this period ignores changes brought by the 1970s. This period brought changes in the economy, shifts in culture, politics, race, family and religious values. The United States faced many transformations that helped shape our country to this day. Schulman begins to explain his thesis, “The Seventies transformed American economic and cultural life as much as, if not more than, the revolutions in manners and morals of the 1920s and the 1960s.” The information that I will present will summarize the changes that affected the United

The 80's were life changing years in music history. They were called the “decade of excess” by some and the way people could enjoy music was forever altered. The 80’s brought music to life with stunning displays of special effects ranging from anything fireworks being blasted off at concerts to using computers to alter the sounds of instruments to make new sounds for people to enjoy. People could now watch music instead of just listening to it.

When we examine the role of history in Intercultural Communication, we gain an understanding of how our past influences our communication skills with people from other cultures. We need to learn and understand why we communicate the way we do. It can be very helpful in improving our relations with other cultures.

As time passes the world is constantly evolving. What is important to the people of our generation may not be a concern to those in the future. Many pressing issues of the past are of no importance to us in 2017. From music, to fashion, and even politics no two time periods in history are the same. Politics, economics, and sociality are constants in society but specific aspects of them are always changing. Though war happened to be prevalent in both eras there were few similarities between the 1950’s and the 1970’s.

The era of the 1990’s was an explosive time in American history both figuratively and literally. In the 90’s there was an extreme variety of different failures and also advances in technology. We as a nation had new advancements in space travel, our military and the way of life preparing for the turn of the century. As a country we didn’t know what the new millennium had to bring for us, but we were ready. Most significantly changing America though was from our creativeness that took place, the fear we had, and our militaristic ways.

Intercultural communication is commonly explained as an interaction between people of 'different cultures whether defined in terms of racial, ethnic or socioeconomic differences.' Human communication consists of verbal and nonverbal messages (language and gestures) which are shaped by gender, social class or culture. Thus, what perimeters define the intercultural exchange and what primary messages do we need or try to convey?