PLEASE ANSWER ASAP! What was life like in the late 1960s and early 1970's?
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spanking was not against the law then, I went to a catholic grammar school and there was a wooden paddle hanging in the principles office that was used frequently
453664
hi! see this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966\nhere you can find almost anything what you want to know about 1966 (40 years ago)\nhave a nice day :)\nbye
473702
for schools and education in 1960s go to\nhttp://www.mala.bc.ca/www/history/sixties/fn.htm\n\nfor films in 1960s \nhttp://www.filmsite.org/60sintro2.html\nfor top 10 movies in 1960s\nhttp://classicfilm.about.com/od/classicmovieconnections/tp/topten60s102904.htm\n\nspecial thing in 1960s\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960s#In_other_Western_countries\n\nfor fashion in 1960s\nhttp://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=1960s+fashion&rs=0&ei=UTF-8&fr=slv1-&vf=
1023715
YES!  I was brought up in the 80s.  It reminds me of good times.  The cheesy music, the bright colored clothes.  I had GREAT 80s hair.  BIG BIG BIG!
375231
Here's a few from the sixties:\n\nhttp://www.twbookmark.com/features/lindamccartney/Sixties.html
839529
SURE IT IS.  I LOVE THE 50'S AND EARLY 60'S AND I WAS BORN IN THE LATE 60'S.  ENJOY IT I SAY.  IT'G SOOD FOR YOUTO ENJOY OLDER THNKGS AND NOT JSUT STY IN THE HERE AND THE NOW.  IT'S OKAY TO APPRECIATE THE PAST.
903230
Late '20's?  By that time most people have seen enough of life to know what it's about.\n\nLike you say, depends on maturity.
323995
I'll opt for 1960. I'm basing this on the number of my friends who cannot get their adult children to obtain or keep jobs or move out of home. And I'm not just talking about older teenagers, but 20 to 30 year olds! They just seem to take for granted that they can lay around and mooch. \nI think the 60's generation was much more motivated to get out on their own. Well, I know so--the whole "generation gap" issue that was constantly talked about, "don't trust anyone over 30", ect. The kids just wanted out and away from supervision.
1099725
Yes, for a few years in the early '60s.
619467
I expect many of us on YA were alive before the techie time.  I grew up in a house and community that had no electricity.  I walked to school as did all of us, no matter how far - we didn't have school buses.  We had chores to do as part of our responsibiity to the family, and they took care of before school and after school time.  We read a lot and listened to radios powered by huge batteries.  When we did have free time as kids we played outdoors and made our own games.  There was very little "ready to eat" food available so meals were cooked from basics, we made our own bread, etc.  There was lots to do - no such thing as being bored.
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There was a hugh fear of communism in the '50s and you could write about McCarthyism and the blaclisting of actors in Hollywood during this period.  The movie about Edward Murrow "Good Night and Good Luck" would explain more on this subject.\n\nAlso, in the fifties the nuclear family was the "norm" and people tried to be like "Ozzie and Harriet" - the perfect family.  That could be another essay.\n\nOr the economic advantages of the generation in the 50s, where homes and cars were affordable, and these families went up within the middle class.\n\nBest wishes.
15724
not an easy answer, I would recommend reading "The Status Seekers" by Vance Packard, or the scaled down version (it is just selections from the book) "American Social Classes in the 1950's", edited by Daniel Horowitz
822764
agree with you as the best times I remember were family orientated. seems as though modern society in having to make a living has taken over
291765
Yes. That whole "we hate communism" thing is like so 1960s.
912104
Not just one year but childhood up to the age of 12.  Lived in a small Buckinghamshire village in the 1950's.  Didn't realise it then but we were cocooned in an idyllic carefree environment where we could roam freely with no worries and find out about life naturally.  We had rafts on the brook, learnt to swim in the pond, built trolleys from wood and old pram wheels, built tree houses.  We rode on farm tractors and trailers, made catapults, bows and arrows, pea shooters out of cow parsley.  Found out about relationships life and sex without magazines and Video's.  I was so lucky, it was another world but one I will never forget.
85013
Everything seemed better then!! maybe it was coz i was a kid but.... \n\nThe weather was nicer\nyou took pleasure out of simple things (like going to the park)\nEverything didnt cost a fortune\nprimary school discos (bob mortimars - Dizzy!!!)\nkids were free to roam around the streets and play
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Actually, I just did a research paper on the "Roaring Twenties". The Twenties were known as the "Roaring Twenties" because of the unbelievable economic prosperity, government willing to sit back and let society run itself more than any other previous United States government, and because of a social class that pushed boundaries farther than ever. Unemployment rates went down and war veterans returned home, this led to a hgue economic boost. Also, the 1920's brought many things that led to what some would call the most colorful decade in Americna history. These things include but are not limited to: the commercial radio, the Jazz Age, and the intoduction of non-silent films known as "talkies". Also, women became more independant and a new type of woman emerged. Known as "flappers", these women wore short skirts, drank and smoked, and danced just like the men. All of these attributes together added up for one hell of a decade, simply known today as the "Roaring Twenties"