The eighties are seen by many as a time of excess and extremes.
From Boy George to Madonna, metal heads to valley girls, and
workout clothes to shoulder pads, many pushed the boundaries of
what was was conventional. After a decade of war, disillusionment
of the government, advances in civil rights, and disco, Americans
became status seekers and shopaholics and the "Me" generation was
born. Twelve narrative chapters describe the decade of decedence
and its impact on popular culture including: the AIDS epidemic,
preppies, Miami Vice, the Rubik's Cube, E.T., hair bands, the
advent of the personal computer, malls, Ronald Reagan, Pac-Man,
Cheers, Stephen King, Michael Jackson, the shuttle Challenger
explosion, Bonfire of the Vanities, music videos, Roseanne, the
power suit, Less Than Zero, rap music, and The Cosby Show, among
many others. Chapters on "Everyday America" and the "World of
Youth" describe the important changes in American society, from
Ronald Reagan's "War on Drugs," to latch-key kids, to Black Monday.
The following ten chapters explore the many aspects of popular
culture-everything from advertising to fashion, literature to
music, travel to the visual arts-that influenced Americans in the
eighties. Supplemental resources include a timeline of important
events, an extensive bibliography for further reading and a subject
index.
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