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1980s Social and Cultural History

Study eighties everyday life, politics, work, consumption, technology, media, identities, movements, and global differences through evidence.

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Secondary school to university discussion
Interest area
Creative culture
Learning outcomes
4 focused outcomes

Topic overview

Learn the foundations of 1980s Social and Cultural History.

The 1980s looked different across countries, classes, generations, and communities. Social and cultural history can connect work, cities, family, consumption, public policy, protest, technology, health crises, media, migration, conflict, and popular culture while resisting the idea that one national nostalgia represents an entire decade.

Learning outcomes for 1980s Social and Cultural History

  1. 1

    Build a timeline that connects public events with everyday cultural change

  2. 2

    Compare experiences across regions and social groups

  3. 3

    Evaluate advertisements, television, oral histories, statistics, and journalism as different kinds of evidence

  4. 4

    Explain where a broad decade claim is supported, contested, or too general

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Build the foundation

Build a timeline that connects public events with everyday cultural change

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Practise with feedback

Compare experiences across regions and social groups

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Practise with feedback

Evaluate advertisements, television, oral histories, statistics, and journalism as different kinds of evidence

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Apply and reflect

Explain where a broad decade claim is supported, contested, or too general

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