The 1980’s!

1. The 1980’s! Nicole Meyer FCSE 411 Historical, Technology/Inventions, and Medical Advances

2. Fun Facts and Pop Culture • Pop culture: MTV is launched. • Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” sells over 37 million copies. • Cabbage Patch Kids go on sale and instantly become a huge hit. • Cheers, Alf, Simpsons, and Rosanne are top television shows. • Madonna becomes a Pop icon.

3. Historical Events • Sally Ride becomes first American woman in space. • Ronald Reagan becomes president. • “Black Monday”= Wall Street. • Number of Homeless rises.

4. Historical: Sally Ride • In 1983 Sally K. Ride becomes the first American woman in space. • Women started to appear in more male dominant careers. • Breaking down the glass ceiling. • Sally Ride was an inspiration to women all over the world.

5. Historical: Ronald Reagan • Ronald Reagan became the 40th President of the United States. • “Reaganomics”- this is the economic program that Reagan put into effect. • This program ran up the highest U.S. deficit. • The working class suffered, while the rich prospered. • Charities grew important to the upper class.

6. Historical: Black Monday • Monday, October 19, 1987 the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 508 points. • The biggest drop since the 1920’s. • More than 600 shares had been traded and the costs of the shares fell half a trillion dollars. • 37,000 Wall Street employees were laid off and some businesses were filing bankruptcy.

7. Historical: Homeless • The number of homeless grew. • From 350,000 to 3.5 million. • The number of homeless grew because… • Unemployment rose. • Government agencies were cut. • Food, housing, and medical care programs. • 450,000 mental patients were released from public institutions because programs being cut.

8. Technology/Inventions • Camcorders and Compact disc are released. • First mobile phones are introduced. • First Space Shuttle goes to space. • Nintendo gaming system becomes popular.

9. Technology/Inventions: Camcorders & Compact discs • Camcorders go on sale. • Camcorders influenced American families because they were now able to capture their memorable moments. • Recording children’s milestones and accomplishments become a big part of families history. • Compact discs are released. • Cd’s have become a part of every families entertainment. • They take up less space and hold more information than records, eight-tracks, and tapes. • Families were/are able to listen to music and watch video’s on cd’s.

10. Technology/Inventions: Mobile Phones • Mobile phone is introduced. • The mobile phone has drastically changed American families and the American society. • At first cell phones were very large and expensive. • But they allowed people to stay connected while on the move. • Now (2009) it is not uncommon to see young children with cell phones.

11. Technology/Inventions: Space Shuttle • The Columbia became the first American space shuttle to launch. • Columbia’s pilots were John W. Young and Robert L. Crippen. • Reusable space shuttle.

12. Technology/Inventions: Nintendo • Nintendo Entertainment System was released to public. • Video game systems have impacted families. • Video games/arcade games were very popular activity for the youth. • Pac-Man was a very popular game.

13. Medical Advances • AIDS and HIV Virus is identified. • First artificial heart transplant. • New drug appears: Crack • First Test tube baby.

14. Medical Advances: AIDS & HIV virus • United States recognizes AIDS Virus in 1981. • Then HIV is discovered in 1983. • The first 5 cases came from Los Angeles. • All of the cases were homosexual males, and they were treated as if it was pneumonia. • By 1989 over 100,000 cases of AIDS had been diagnosed and 56,468 deaths. • “Safe sex” education became very important and helped reduce AIDS and HIV some.

15. Medical Advances: Transplant Heart • The first artificial heart is transplanted. • The recipient was Barney Clark a dentist from Utah. • He lived for 112 days after the transplant. • This was a great break-through in the medical field because now more people can be saved or helped. • This impacts families because life-expectancy rises and the population continues to grow.

16. Medical Advances: Drug = Crack • Crack Cocaine: became a huge problem and by 1982 about 22 million Americans had tried it. • Crack became the drug choice of Hollywood celebrities. • This drug impacted families because some children and adults were both experimenting with crack. • Nancy Reagan started the “Just Say No” campaign.

17. Medical Advances: Test tube baby • First American test tube baby is born in 1982. • Also known as: In-Vitro fertilization. • This was a big event because it started debate about ethical issues. • In-Vitro fertilization is a conception method still used today to help women become pregnant when they may otherwise can’t.

18. Home Economics Journal Topics • Community-Based Sex Education Programs: A Challenge and a Model (1981) • Using Computers to Change Home Economics (1981) • The Remarried Family: Challenges and Opportunities (1985) • Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy: Promising New Approaches (1986) • Homelessness in the U.S.: How Home Economics Can Help (1989) • Working Women: Issues and Implications (1980)

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