1920 to 1930

1
1920 to 1930

• Depression Era
• Immigrants
• Patriarchal Household
• King of the Castle
• Provider
• Disciplinarian
• Hard Working

2
1920 to 1930

• Mother Homemaker
• Childrearing Responsibilities
• Women Received The Right To Vote
• Many Worked in Plants During The War

3
1920 to 1930

• Women Granted The Right To Vote
• Prohibition Ends
• Ownership of Gold Is Illegal
• FDRs New Deal
• Social Security Implemented

4
1920 to 1930

• Strong Sense of Family
• Sense of Community
• Extended Family Important
• God Fearing
• Loyalty/Commitment

5
1920 to 1930

• Long Term Marriages
• Birth Control NO
• Pregnancy Equaled Marriage/Family Obligations
  Responsibility
• Large Families
• Family Honor Important

6
1920 to 1930

• Dropped Out of School To Work
• Entered Military
• Focus on Family
• Segregation Racism- Sexism Realities
• Built Their Own Home

7
1920 to 1930

• Drug of Choice Alcohol
• Cocaine Was Outlined
• Ethnic Gangs Concerned with Turf or, Their
  Neighborhood

8
1940 1950s

• Baby Boomers
• Parent Focus Home Childrearing
• Mother/Father
• Honored Respect
• Taught Manners/Respect
• Adult Supervision

9
1940 1950s

• Extended Family/Community
• Teachers Respected/Listened To
• Parents Involved With PTA
• Strong Emphasis on Education
• Get A Job/Go To School

10
1940 1950s

• Family Members Were Role Models
• Reminded of Family Heritage
• Grandparents/Big Mama A Significant Influence
• Grandmas In The Summer

11
1940 1950s

• Televisions/Phones
• TV Dinners
• Safe Neighborhoods
• Community Activities
• Children Had Their Place

12
1940 1950s

• Segregation/Prejudice A Reality
• Drug of Choice Alcohol
• Cocaine/Heroin Primarily Used by Actors
• Gangs Ethnic Groups, Concerned With Turf
• Motorcycle Gangs

13
1940 1950s

• Hula Hoop
• American Bandstand
• Korean War Begins
• Dr. Seuss The Cat in The Hat
• Elvis on Ed Sullivan

14
1960 1970s

• Anti-Social Role Models
• Revolutionaries
• Black Panthers
• The Weatherman
• Charles Manson
• Super Fly
• Richard Nixon

15
1960 1970s

• Social Revolution
• Flower Power
• Hallucinogenics
• LSD/Marijuana
• Hippie Movement
• Tune In/Tune Out
• Tolerance of Drug Use Abuse
• Adolescent Drug Use Begins

16
1960 1970s

• Viet Nam
• Race Riots
• Feminist Movement
• Student Shot/Killed at Kent State
• Nation Split Along
• Racial, Political, Gender Lines

17
1960 1970s

• Sexual Revolution
• Birth Control Pill Goes on Sale
• Free Love
• Communal Living
• Drug/Sex Hanging Out
• Sex Without Love/Marriage

18
1960 1970s

• Sexual Revolution
• Common Law Marriages
• More Children Born Out of Wedlock
• Increase in Single Parents Home

19
1960 1970s

• Abortion is Legalized
• Disruption of Family System
• No Commitment To Family Values Family Redefined
• Cool Parents
• Male Distancing Self From Home Obligations

20
1960 1970s

• Assassinations
• Martin Luther King Jr.
• Malcolm X
• John F. Kennedy
• Robert F. Kennedy
• Che Guevara
• Watergate Nixon Resigns
• Trust in Government Low

21
1980 1990s

• Baby Boomers Goes To Treatment
• Their Child Goes To Jail, Becomes a Dealer or
  Gang Banger
• Super Fly and Hippie Kids
• Parents of The Gucci Kids Designer madness

22
1980 1990s

• Baby Sitter is Nintendo
• Lack of Parental Supervision
• Video Arcades New Hang Out
• Dysfunctional Family The New Norm

23
1980 1990s

• Mom and Dad are Two Busy People
• I Dont Have Time To Be Your Parent
• Career Oriented vs. Family Centered
• Where Are The Kids
• Coddling Children
• Children Negotiate With Parents

24
1980 1990s

• People are Externally Drive/Focused
• Achievement Goal Oriented
• Status And The Acquisition of Things
• Greed, Selfishness, Deceit Virtues of The
  Successful

25
1980 1990s

• Employees on The Rampage
• Shift From Labor and Unions To Technology and
  Wall Street
• Unemployment, Welfare, Addictions, and Criminal
  Activity Rise

26
1980 1990s

• Media Influenced vs. Critical Thinkers
• Dumping Down of America
• Common Sense Replaced by Political Correctness
  Passivity

27
1980 1990s

• Imposed Madness
• Children Packing Guns at Recess
• Columbine Shootings
• Juvenile Incarceration UP

28
1980 1990s

• New Sexuality
• Viagra Goes on The Market
• Strips Clubs/Anything Goes
• Relationship Temporary, Mistrust, Paranoia,
  Suspicion
• Exploitation, Opportunism, Sensation Seeking

29
1980 1990s

• New Extended Family
• Gangs
• Pre-Occupation With Death Murder
• Children Receive Positive Reinforcement For
  Negative Behavior

30
1980 1990s

• Oliver North
• WACO
• Desert Storm
• O.J. Simpson
• Ronald Regan
• Jon Benet

31
1980 1990s

• Disposable People Families and Children
• Crack Cocaine
• Designer Drugs
• Assault Weapons
• Hip Hop Culture
• Drive By Shootings

32
1980 1990s

• Warehousing of People
• Prisons
• Foster Homes
• Protective Service
• Institutionalized Families

33
New Millennium

• Reality Television Whose?
• Reduced To Simple Madness
• Nonsense/Makes Sense
• Nonsense News

34
New Millennium

• Patriot Act
• How Do You Define An American
• Actors/Wrestlers as Politicians
• Each State Teetering on Bankruptcy
• Legalized Vice Gambling, Lottery, Casinos
• Whats Next?

35
New Millennium

• September 11th
• Terrorism a New Reality
• A Different Headline Every 90 Days
• J. LOs Marriages
• Osama Bin Laden
• D.C. Sniper

36
New Millennium

• Weapons of Mass Destruction
• The Election
• Anthrax Scare
• Goodbye Martha Stewart
• Thieving CEOs

37
New Millennium

• So Long Social Security
• Medical/Prescription Cost Up
• The Baby Boomer is a Burden
• Cool Old People