HIST 373 Study Guide - Great Compression, Nuclear Family, Anti-Communism
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Can see it everywhere: supreme court decisions, modern politicians (obama, clinton, Conservative: patriarchal, nuclear family values 1960s trends of divorce, abortion, sexual promiscuity (leading to aids etc. , government welfare/totality tendency via johnson"s great society , vietnam weakens us abroad (anti-americanism), empowered communism in 3rd world, New left: romantic view: empowered the marginalized, voiceless (blacks, women, gays) Themes: consensus polarization (in foreign policy, cultural shift accepts private sexual diversity (pre-marital, homosexuality); role of women, conservatism (reagan, h. w. Bush, nixon, george wallace) overlooked: religious fundamentalism, libertarianism: anti-govt shared by rights and left, unity vs. diversity (identity movements) 1/3 workers [urban] cola (wages rose with inflation); pensions. Interstate highway act "56: rapid decentralization via easy transportation. Consensus, conformity, homogeneity fueled by tv (3 network=same shows i love lucy ) Dissensus and fear: mccarthyism fear of widespread communism and indoctrination red scare , gay lavender persecution (ww2 saw many come out, civil rights movement stems from exclusion from affluence.
