GENERATION X

CA S S ANDRA RE E V E S

BACKGROUND INFO Born from 1963 - 1980 Most were youths from the 80’s to 90’s Name was coined by Robert Capa Also known as Baby Bust Born to World War Two Parents

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GENERATION Individualistic (living through divorce Technologically Adept (First generation

to grow up with computers) Flexible (work wise) Value Work/Life Balance

POPULAR MUSIC IN THEIR YOUTH1980’s Heavy Metal -

MetallicaMadonnaMichael Jackson –

especially the “Thriller” album in 1982

1990’s Hip hop music –

Snoop Dog Alternative Music –

Nirvana Pop Music Artists

such as Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys

TV. SHOWS There were only 3 major broadcast networks in

the 80’s– NBC, ABC and CBS. Later on in the decade, Fox was introduced Main shows were sit coms such as Cheers,

cartoons such as Transformers and He-man. Cable T.V. became popular in the 90’s Seinfeld was the biggest sit com by far Warner Brothers started broadcasting, showing

shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer

MOVIES 80’s movies were The Breakfast Club Cheesy Horror Films came in, The Rocky Horror Picture

Show coming up in 1975, people still watched it. Back to the Future movies Lots of nudity in the new movies, led to the rating of PG-

13 Return of the Jedi 90’s movies such as Titanic The Brady Bunch Movie Pulp Fiction Scary Movie

FASHION

FASHION PT2 Colour was the major point of fashion in the 80’s with mixes of

many opposing shades Shoulder pads Mini skirts were all the rage Leg warmers Huge earings Fingerless gloves Parachute pants ‘Members Only’ jackets Units (one size fits all) Stretch-stirrup pants Oversized pants

FASHION PT3

FASHION PT4 90’s sometimes called the ‘anti-fashion’ decade ‘Grunge’ style – ripped jeans and flannel shirts Overalls Scrunchies Baggy clothes Denim was a major hit Black, white and khaki Sweaters Tinted sunglasses Sportswear Air-walks or Vans Body piercings

HEALTH ISSUES AIDS outbreak in the 1980’s, first reported in 1981 The beginning of understanding health issues in

women are different to men Oestrogen was found to be more effective to a

women’s health Genetic testing found women are more likely to have

breast cancer through hereditary. Tamoxifen, a drug, was found to help prevent breast

cancer in certain women while Herceptin was found to be effective in treating advance breast cancer

POLITICAL ISSUES/CHANGES 1980’s saw the globalisation of Australia’s economy Allowed immigrants to boost population Globalisation contested by a political struggle

between globalists and anti-globalists Paul Keating became Prime Minister in 1991 Introduced Aboriginal Land Rights legislation John Howard became Prime Minister in 1996

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY The first personal computer is introduced on the 12th

of August, 1981 by Microsoft 8th March, 1983, Apple brings out the first one with a

mouse CD ROM invented in 1984 Hepatitis-B vaccine invented Windows program invented by Microsoft Cell phones invented in 1988 HD TV invented in 1989 World Wide Web, internet protocol (HTTP) and WWW

language (HTML) createdby Tim Berners-Lee in 1990 DVD invented in 1995

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