THE 80 S THE TIME OF CHANGE
CULTURE Great economic and social change in many countries Nuclear weapons were a big treath The Cold War ended, and the Berlin wall fell The Tjernobyl accident shocked a whole planet The first Live Aid Concert was held The 80s was a decade of tragedies and triumphs The fall of the Berlin wall Tsjernobyl accident Anti-nuclear demonstrations in London
MUSIC AND FILMS 80s – Covered wide and diverse musical styles Music from the 80s are still popular and well-known Madonna and Michael Jackson are two of the most popular singers during the 80s The MTV Channel was very popular Movies from the 80s which is still popular: Dirty Dancing, Footloose, Police Academy, Karate Kid Commercial: NnJ-J08 NnJ-J08
TECHNOLOGY 1980s -The beginning of a fast-growing technological development Apple and Microsoft were founded The World Wide Web was made Video games such as Pac Man was very popular The first mobile phone came Nintendo Video Games from the 80s Computer from 1980 Computer from 1988 Cell Phone from the 80s
FASHIONFASHION TRENDS: Big Hair, Leggings, Highwaist, Punk Style, Polka dots, Neon, Sequins
INTERIOR People wanted to make a statement through their homes Furniture and interior had a unique style, inspired by soap operas and movies Some of the big trends: wrap around sofa, furniture with storage, leather, floral patterns, matching drapes/curtains
FAMILY LIFE Changes in family-life during the 1980s: young people were remaining longer in education women were taking higher studies education and employment trends contributed to the postponement of marriage the marriage rate was declining the proportion of all new mothers who were in their late thirties increased the fertility rate continued its downward slide the divorce rate peaked mothers moving into paid work required changes in arrangements for the care of the children But: the families remained the basic unit of society families played a central role in shaping the health and wellbeing of all immediate family members
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