Social Issues In The 1970s

In many dictionaries society is described as a community of people living together in a group or nation. Even though it may simply mean that; society is one of the sociological terms derived from a Latin word “socious” meaning friendship or companionship. It is a large grouping sharing the same cultural, social and geographical location. Society consists of people and their mutual awareness and interactions with each other, it is a network of social relationships. Society can be shown as a group of unique individuals who share the same culture and social structure, the members of the society may have different ethnic groups but they share the same society. Society is not a constant it can never stay the same it always changes with the people.

The 1960s was, undoubtedly, a very eventful period which saw dramatically changed social norms over the decade and, ultimately, attitudes were very different by 1969 then they were in 1961. The year 1960 saw the decolonisation of Africa when British Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan announced his “Winds of Change Speech” to the parliament of South Africa. The post war government also believed that they had eradicated poverty with their welfare system, and though this was true for some families across the country, who were able to buy the first car, fridges and washing machines, this was not the case for everyone. Wages were still very low and gaps between social classes began to broaden, increasing tension and bring about extreme socialism and

That 70s Show was a popular sitcom that first aired in the 90’s on FOX TV. It captured the lives of six friends going against societies assumptions by making impulsive decisions while handling their own lives, as well as their extremely Americanized families. Through an ideological perspective, the show reflects societies expectations and the actions that should be taken in order to fit into the 70s lifestyle. In addition, the sitcom overlooked various events that occurred throughout the time period such as technological advances, political movements and social ideologies.

Noel Murray, a writer in TheWeek.com, published a nonfiction article on February 15, 2017 called, “TV’s Callous Neglect of Working - Class America”. Murray wrote this article to convey the fact that television series now don’t exemplify the realness of how most people live. To exhibit his views he uses a powerful structure, metaphors and oxymorons. Murray’s reveal that television does no unite us as one since the shows don’t even display the real daily life one may live. Murray establishes a informal tone for young adults watching television.

During the 70s women, African Americans and Native Americans were still fighting for their equality. People were also protesting the ongoing Vietnam War. The 70’s were a big time for scientific research. Just in the year 1977, scientist discovered legionnaire's disease and started using insulin. The 1970’s was also a big time for hippies fighting for peace, love and happiness. In 1969 President Nixon proposed a Family Assistance Plan that would give families about $1,600 of benefits per month.However, the plan did not pass the congress in 1970 nor in 1972. In the 70’s the US had an energy crisis, which in return made oil go up from $3 a barrel to $12 in a matter of months.

The events and episodes of the 1970’s played a significant role in the construction of major 20th century polices that had a great impact on the American society. Some of these challenging acts included the marking of political leadership breakdown, severe economic crisis and military decline.

Recreation, reinventing, and reimagining the world that surrounds us: the 1960s was just that recreating the social and political views in the United States. In 1955, America got involved in the Vietnam War and nothing become of it in the American society. However, in the late 1960s, around 1967 to be exact, the people of America opinions on the war split into two, either being for the war (Hawks) or against it (Doves). The Hawks were the ones that wanted to stay in the war and believed that they shouldn’t back down from the fight and that leaving the fight was a sign of weakness. While the Doves wanted the United States to pull out of the war because it wasn’t our war to fight to begin with. Whichever the side the people were on, it was creating

I believe that there wouldn’t be just one person or event that would exemplify the changing US society of the 1960s on through the 1970s. There were multiple people, movements, perceptions and different problems that came with each event. The 1960s and 1970s was an era where sociologists were pushed and forced to face problems in those specific events and those problems became of interest to them to make a social change. For example, Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the people that was pushed into doing what he did. He saw his community and decided to do something about inequality, so he led the watershed moments in the civil rights movement. Another event that took place in this time was the Watergate scandal. This event causes commotion

The 1960s in the United States was known for being a period of change. These changes were social, political, and environmental and left long lasting results on the country. People were challenging tradition and breaking free from their conservative pasts in the year’s prior in order to bring about reform to their country. The 1960s was a time where war was very prevalent and this resulted in changes of daily life. Art was transformed as a result and different artists brought new techniques and inspirations that would influence present day art. With the introduction of styles never used before in art, various art movements swept through this iconic decade.

The 1950’s was a period of development. The era of unique ideas,inventions, and changes that affected US’s economy, social, and political greatly. At the beginning of 1950’s the economy was negatively affected due to inflation. But during the mid 1950’s the economy was booming and one of the reasons was the GI Bill, which provided gov’t financing the veterans for colleges, free training,housing, and unemployed insurance. As a result families were buying mortgages and home,causing families moving from cities and rural areas to suburbs.

The decades that provided the most new information were the 1960’s and the 1970’s. Although there were a lot of launch failures, there was also many information about a variety of things and and plenty of missions that were successful. Over the course of a decade there was more than 90 missions and new information supplied from and by many diverse sources.

Television in the 1960s brought Americans closer through the stories and tragedies they experienced. As televisions became more mainstream and affordable, more people invested in them. The time was right for the industry to flourish. “Between 1959 and 1970, the percentage of households in the U.S. with at least one TV went from 88% to 96%” (Ganzel). More people buying TVs meant that the industry grew and the technology could improve.

It can be defined by many things. Fashion. Music. Shoes. Art. This Culture was born by a people searching for something new. Something Different. Something that was theirs. This was theirs, and nobody could take it away from them. It started in the early 70s with innocent block parties, full of food and laughter. People socializing in the sweltering Bronx sun, With the powerful skyline of Manhattan looking on. They plugged in amplifiers for their instruments and used music to break down racial barriers. It connected people who would have never meet. It was the calm during the storm of racial tension in the 70s.

One could indicate examples in which TV was the harbinger of an all the more simply, equivalent society. Star Trek highlighted a milestone interracial kiss between William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols in the late 1960s on NBC primetime. Sitcoms like Family Matters, Martin and The Cosby Show transmitted dark culture the nation

The main point of the film is to show the tumultuous time of the sixties, how it went from students being active on campus about politics to the women’s movement. The movie has theme’s like alienation of the sixties generation compared to their parents’ generation. How a group of eight hundred students can make a difference if they can work together. How people began to think differently, rebelling against the normal standards. The sixties were a huge time of change, a lot of which took place in the Bay Area. This movie shows how Berkeley went from a quiet college town to a mecca for the counter culture.