Popular Culture And The Spirit Of The Age Flashcards
(15 cards)
What attitudes were reflected in pop culture in the decades after the 1960s
Cynicism and confusion
What happened to youth culture during this period
Tended to fragment into subgroups- each indentififying with a style of music, a way of dressing and an attitude towards life
What did these decades see a rise in? What became powerful?
Consumerism and materialism. Brand names and designer labels became extremely powerful marketing tools
Which group was the largest demographic in history and became the holders of wealth and power
Most baby boomers were ages of 20 and 40 in the 1980s
What did financially secure boomers become known as?
“Yuppies” which stood for young urban professionals, they were not afraid to spend money
Who were the latchkey kids?
Generation x or gen xers, they were the first so called “latchkey kids” children of single working parents or those who lived in households in which both parents worked
What words does author Douglas Copland use to describe them
Underemployed, over educated, intensely private and unpredictable
What has a huge impact on gen x and gen y
The widespread introduction of computers and the internet
Which groups of immigrants did Canada policy encourage in the 1980s
Encouraged immigrants with money and business skills to create jobs by investing or starting new ones
Where did most immigrants choose to live in Canada during this time
Unlike immigrants who had arrived earlier in the century in search of good farmland, later immigrants were drawn to Canadas cities
When was multiculturalism act (c-93) enacted
1988
What was the aim of the act
Reinforce racial and cultural equality with authority
Describe the advances these right movements gained in the 1980s
Women: equality right enshrined in constitution
Aboriginal: aboriginal spouses of non aboriginal men regained their stats
When was the civil marriage act passed and what did it do
2005- same sex marriage
List the events that the textbook says is the result of a spirit of generosity in a world view seen in the 1980s
-1984: Brian Stewart bring families in Ethiopia to the attention of the people in Canada
-1984: bob geldof- band aid records “do they know it’s Christmas?” To raise money for famine relief and live aid concerts follow
-1985: northern lights records “tears are not enough” to raise money for famine relief
-1985: American musicians we are the world
