what are the differences between the 80's family and the family today?
597809
there was less divorce back then. now there are more parents being taken care of by their children, more stepfamilies now, more single mothers and mothers working.
1153866
the family group?\ni guess they grew up and realized "hey our music isn't all that great".
71923
YA KNOW I AM SO GLAD THAT SOMEONE ELSE WONDERS ABOUT THAT TOO. THE WALTON'S WAS A WONDERFUL FAMILY SHOW. I REALLY MISS IT . IT SHOWED SO MUCH OF WHAT A FAMILY USED TO MEAN .NOT LIKE THE NEW SHOWS. I WONDER IF THEY WILL CREATE A SHOW THAT IS JUST AS WONDERFUL AS THE WALTON'S WAS?
848317
Nope.  There's still hope for a normal married family with kids.  It's just that these days they are becoming less prominent than in the past.
1088927
the 80's definitely\nThats my era and the music is second to none :)
291325
Try going to a thrift store for some older music and games. If you're not sure what games came out in the 80's, check out Milton Bradley's website (hasbro.com/games)\nAlso check out the local library--more modern ones have CD's (even movies).  The library will probably have some older cookbooks too.\nThe local video rental store would also be a good place to go for movies--if you are not sure what to get, ask the salespersons--often there is a movie-geek there that would love the challenge. \nI suggest Back to the Future, Weird Science, and The Breakfast Club, to name a few.  If you go to amazon.com you can find a listing (Listmania!)of the most popular movies of the 1980's.\nGood luck.
453983
Old movie? Like from the 1980's?
449710
The cool thing about the US is it's made up of many different cultures that all have different ways of comprising the family unit. The "Nuclear Family" is comprised of a Mother Father and (approximately 2.5)Children. That is the basis of what a "normal" family may have for the US. I say "normal" because that is what is taught in health classes and there are various family units in the US. In fact, the aforementioned unit is not even the most common. Many only have one mom or two moms and no dad, or one dad or two dads and no mom. Other families might have A grandparent, Aunt, Uncle, or caregiver. If you are in a home with someone who feeds, houses, nutures, and cares for you (no matter the structure of the family) consider yourself most blessed.
1167429
I'm 36 and my entire family says i'm stuck in the 80's. I love to listen to AC/DC, Ratt, Maidon and so on. Who in the he** could argue with the 80's?
958511
the nuclear family has become the order of the day.but any day an extended family is better than the nuclear family when it comes to inculcating finer qualities like attachment love,compassion,tolerance,communication,give and take\nselflessness etc.in nuclear families the parents tend to indulge too much in the children which becomes counterproductive when the child grows up.also th child tends to think that the whole world is limited to itself and its parents.so when the child rows up it has lot of adjustment problems.not that the nuclear families do not have any positive aspects at all.the child gets a better deal and more attention than in the case of the extended families
108645
I believe Fresh Prince first aired in 91 or 92. Nothing to do with the 80s.\n\n>>>80s style\n\n80s style in everything tried very hard to be sophisticated. That applies to architecture, fine art, TV, clothing, cars, music and so forth. Not that it always succeeded, but sophistication was the ideal. That was contrasted by the 70s plastic/futuristic style in just about everything and the early 90s descent into grunge.\n\n>>>80s music. \n\nVery poppy. Very middle-of-the-road. Thanks to MTV pop was THE 80s music.   Think Michael Jackson, Prince and Madonna.  Even the rock and 'mature' acts like U2 or Genesis were extremely poppy compared to 70s or 90s music. 80s music was very easy to listen to and almost entirely uncontroversial. Madonna was the most controverisal popular artist for songs like "Like a Virgin". That's how uncontroversial 80s music was.\n\nI discount punk as a 70s survivor rather than 80s music, just as I discount early 90s hair metal acts as 80s survivors and defintitely not 90s music.\n \n>>>80s technology development\n\nSuprisingly large on the home front. At the beginning of the 80s VCRs were almost unheard of in private homes and even medium sized cities didn't have any video rental outlets at all. Microwave ovens, personal computers, remote control TVs and cell phones were also practically unheard of. By the end of the decadee those things had all become commonplace.\n\n\n>>>>human values etc\n\nConfused. \n\nDespite the popular image of the "Greed is Good" 80s yuppie the 80s saw LiveAid. It saw the real rise of the environment movement away from the leftist hippy fringe and into the mainstream. It saw the start of the 'War on Drugs'. It saw a massive international mobilastion against apartheid in South Africa. It saw mass rallies against nuclear weapons. Social politics in movies and on TV in the 80s was far more common than anything today. \n\nOverall it was very odd. Society seemed more socially aware and socially active than at any period since the 60s, while at the same time individuals were astoundingly blase.
589708
You are absolutely correct!! If I could give you points I would! I think the family unit is disintegrating quickly, people don't care about each other as much. They conveniently forget to tell their children how beautiful, intelligent, wonderful, etc, they are. Children (and adults) need to hear positive things about themselves, otherwise they end up with a negative attitude..it's much easier for a parent to see and point out the negative things about their children. Good question.
554682
I think there was more of a sense of optimism and greed. To me the 90's were more of a time of adventure and extreme stuff. The 80's were all about me and how I can improve myself.
877190
I  can top you. I'm stuck in the 80's. It's nothing to worry about. I think we just miss the memories.
298439
well we had more time to spend with our mothers and fathers ,we only go out on weekends for a movie back home by 10pm we had very good relation with our family members more time to go tothe liprary ,we did not do drugs ,our parents belong to the 1945 to 1950 generation work hard play little plan for college savings we worked every saturday and sunday just for 9 dollars doing stupid jobs ,now most of my generation are still have that spirit .
874865
Rock today and rock back then talk about totally different things. Rock back then was more soulful and todays it's just emo.
613996
awa but mooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo\nok its a family with 1 original parent and kid(s) and a step parent or w/e lol im confused now