Explores the political, social, cultural, and economic developments that shaped America during the 1980s and highlights the people, inventions, innovations, and landmark events that defined the decade.
Content Note
Leaving the "Me" decade -- "Kinder nation " : more difficult world : politics and war -- Rough times : politics and current events -- A whole new age : communication, science, and technology -- Bust to boom : the seesaw economy -- Decade trends : people, lifestyle, religion, education -- The written word : journalism, literature, magazines -- Seeing is believing : fads, fashions, visual arts -- Friends, family, and murders : television, movies, theater -- From grunge to Macarena and everything in between : music and dance -- Pushing boundaries : sports and recreation -- Epilogue: The fast-changing world -- Chronology.