TASK 5: BARTHES
Era & Subculture Research: The 1970s
- The Vietnam War didn't end until 1975 so hippy styles from the 60s were still around until then. - Parents were still young and were conflicted about how many boundaries to set and how much freedom to give their children. - They were also still into drugs from their college years and expected their kids to experiment with drugs, sex and alcohol. If you didn't do drugs, you were a square. - AIDS was not yet discovered and herpes was the biggest sexually transmitted disease to be known about and "just say no" was not yet a thing. - The worst drugs were not yet on the scene and the worst ones around were LSD and cocaine. The worst prescription drugs around were Valium, also known as D iazepam, and Ritalin. Valium is now treated to sooth anxiety whereas Ritalin is a stimulant and is used to treat attention deficit disorder. - The Black Power movement had hit its stride. Everywhere, black people were embracing their political p...
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