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Edit] Generation X: The 1980sEdit] Specific generation gaps in modern history Edit] The 1950s, 1960s and 1970s: Baby Boomers vs. the Older Generation As the 1940s ended and the 1950s emerged, marked differences between teenagers and parents began to emerge. From a transformation of the dating system (going steady and early marriage became the norm, as opposed to the "rating and dating" trend that was fashionable before the war), to new medium of television gaining widespread popularity and often portraying teenagers as juvenile delinquents. 'JDs' followed the standard black, The War in Southeast Asia, and the rise of counter-culture hippies during the mid and late 1960s with diverging opinions about the draft and military involvement in Vietnam as well as the use of drugs were significant topics of the generation gap of this era. The cover of Mad Magazine No. 129 by artist Norman Mingo, dated September 1969, showed a split Alfred E. Neuman, the "old" Alfred on the left wearing a "My Country: Right or Wrong" lapel button, and the "young" long-haired Alfred on the right with a "Make Love Not War" button, and the cover statement "MAD Widens the Generation Gap."[6] The widespread influence of the Beatles and their 1964 film A Hard Day's Night contributed to the "generation gap" in that the Beatles became role models who observed and articulated the shortcomings of adults. The TV series All in the Family focuses on the generation, as a conservative-minded middle-aged man repeatedly quarrels with his independent-minded wife and staunchly liberal daughter and son-in-law. edit] Generation X: The 1980s The 1970s and 1980s are characterized as being an era rampant with child neglect, as shown by such phenomenon as latchkey kids. This period lies between the family-oriented 1950s and 1960s and the "Baby on Board" parenting?focused era of the late 1980s to the present. The media notably labeled Generation X as "slackers".[7] Generation Gap. Last Updated (Sunday, 21 February 2010 12:43) Date: 2016-06-13; view: 144
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