Chapter 30: Economic and Social change in the Late 20th Century

Chapter 30: Economic and Social change in the Late 20th Century

1. How have the various social movements of the post-1960s era affected social life, culture, and the ways in which people see their own personal identities?

The various social movements of feminism, egalitarianism, gender equal, and racial equality brought liberation to the people. Citizens began to feel more comfortable in their skin as the government began to comply with their needs.

2. What is the agenda of the so-called New Right?

The new right consisted of neoconservatives, Evangelicals, and fundamentalists, who sought to end federal social programs, oppressed policies, condemned gays, and pushed their religion on schools. They believed colleges were closing the American mind and opposed changes with curricula.

Terms:

Stonewall Inn:

A bar with a vast homosexual population that was raided by New York City police officers. It marked an important benchmark in sexual politics because of its mainstream coverage.

AIDS:

A contagious sexually transmitted immunodeficiency disease. It was prominent amongst gay men and there was no prevalent research or cure.

AIM:

The American Indian movement performed a sit in on Alcatraz to dramatize the broken treaty promises, created by young activists in 1968. However federal officials illegally put surveillance and targeted them.

La Raza Unida:

A political party founded in 1967. It was a Mexican American movement that bloomed Mexican culture in communities.

Proposition 209:

A proposition passed by California voters to abolish affirmative action and racial or gender preference in the state of hiring, contracting, and admitting.

Phyllis Schafly:

Feminist who formed a conservative women’s group to stop ERA because she believed women were fragile and require special treatment.

Jerry Falwell:

A conservative democratic religious figure who joined Reagan’s new coalition.

NCPAC:

New right activists formed the NCPAC and many other organizations to lobby Washington, back republican candidates, and developed political positions on a wide range of family values.