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- How was the “culture of wealth” promoted during the 1980s and 1990s? What were the consequences of the emphasis on materialism?
- Why and how did individual self-expression change in this period? Who were the “yuppies?”
- Why did the income gap widen during this era? How was poverty evident during in the U.S.? How was the nation’s welfare system reformed in 1996?
- How did women’s lives change in the 80s and 90s? How did this affect the family?
- Why did drug use and violence spread? How did people react to these conditions?
- Why and how did the GLBT movement gain momentum during this era? What were the consequences of this movement?
- How and why did the U.S. change its immigration policies in 1965? What were the consequences of this policy change?
- In particular, how did recent immigration affect Latino, Asian and other communities in the U.S.? What effect did this have on American identity?
- What is “affirmative action?” Why is it controversial? What does this issue illustrate about America? Why were the affirmative action cases involving the University of Michigan important? What were the results of these cases?
- In general, how and why did American society change in the last quarter of the 20th century? In particular, how and why did freedom, equality and identity change in the U.S.
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