Daily life in the United States, 1960-1990
Subtitle: decades of discord
By: Myron A. Marty.
Series: The Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series,
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 371
Subjects: United States -- Social life and customs -- 1971-; United States -- Social life and customs -- 1945-1970; United States -- Social conditions -- 1960-1980; United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
Description: This resource examines everyday lives of ordinary people in the United States from 1960 to 1990. The volatility of the civil rights movement; the impact of the baby boom generation; the influences of television, advertising, and other media; the emergence of environmental and consumer-protection movements; and the effects the Vietnam War and Watergate had on the American public are just a few of the issues examined.

From the space age to the computer age, readers can explore how discord and adjustment to "postmodern times" led to cultural standoffs affecting everyday lives.

For the first time the social history of the United States is examined in four chronological periods: 1960-1966, when modern ideals flourished and then began to fade; 1967-1974, when cultural changes began to remake America; 1975-1980, when the cultural changes led to standoffs between opposing sides; and the 1980s, when postmodern conditions broadened their influence and discord became more pronounced.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-351) and index.