social trends- large scale changes in our society such as an increase in immigration, decrease in...
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Social Trends- large scale changes in our society such as an increase in immigration, decrease in fertility rates, or growth in size of elderly population
Demographers- social scientists who examine social trends by studying human populations Provide population data and statistics Anthropologists study the how social trends affect
cultures Sociologists explore the impact on families and social
institutions Psychologists study how social trends impact
individuals
Demographic Group
Born (approx) Characteristics
Baby Boom 1946-1966
Generation X 1960- 1966
Generation Y 1980- 1995
Millenials (Generation Z)
1996-2010
Baby boom generally known to refer to the demographic group born between 1946-1964
Why did it occur? Soldiers returned home after World War II
Wanted to resume lives quickly Came home with war brides Government policy for soldiers
Laws allowed vets return to jobs Low cost mortgages Loans to upgrade education
Social norms (post war period) Marriage acceptable Domestically oriented era Respectability achieved through marriage and family Sex outside marriage condemned
Rapid growth of baby created massive social change Suburban culture
Large demand for housing for new families Construction boom suburbia
Cars and road construction increased Fast food Shopping plazas Drive ins
Institution Growth Education Reform
Need for schools (high enrollment) Progressive education
Created a Counterculture when young people express values and
behaviours that conflict with societal norms era between 1964 to 1972 era developed into
socially conscious and rebellious group Characterized by protest music
(Vietnam), anti war demonstrations, and peace symbols
Music focused on 1) protest and rebellion
against authority2) freer attitudes towards sex and drugsPopular musicians were The Who, Grateful
Dead, Neil Young and Jimi Hendrix
Sexual promiscuity increasedIllegal drug use increasedPolitical activismincreased
in addition to anti war protest, environmental issues and rights of women and aboriginal people