Context Table

Seasoned Sunrise Cultural Context 1978-1988	Hobbit Magic Social Context 1978-1988	PuraVida Economic Context 1978-1988	HighFunctioning Bullets Political Context 1978-88
• Dominating Factors • Disco is at the highest influential point. • Police are able to get control on drug war. • 1980 Punk Rock; the anti-disco; dark/angry • The 80s are notorious for promoting heavy partying. • 1983 drug war peak • Nuclear war scare • Music fluctuates with mood	• Dominating Factors • Human Rights protesting is on the rise. -Gay rights -Anti-Iraq, Pro-Bush/Iraq, Green movement. • Divorce Rates sky rocketed 35% • Growing technology: Cell phones became more popular • Immigration rates are up.	• Dominating Factors • 1982-85: Recession • 1985: Federal Debt at high point of $1,817.5 billion • Federal spending went up from 745.76 billion to 946.39 billion. • 1987: Sharp increase in exports/imports. • Employment rates increase • Recession; Gross National Profit increase	• Dominating Factors • 1978: -Vietnam and Soviet Union sign a 25 year peace treaty • 1980: United States loses control of oil prices • 1983: President Reagan announces the Strategic Defense Initiative, which involves new state-of-the-art technology that has capabilities of shooting down incoming Soviet missiles • 1985: Gorbachev becomes leader of Soviet Union and is willing to negotiate with President Reagan about nuclear weapons. • Gas prices were at its highest from 1980 to 1983 • Increase of women in office • Major Chrysler bailout
• Hidden Factors • Aids; people were aware of it but not how badly they were going to be impacted. • With Disco fading out and the new punk rock/heavy metal coming in could this have something to do with economic stress? increased spending? • In 1978, 49% of American Federation of Government Employees is women... More women also working in office. Coincidence? • Rise of comedic movies • 1985 Cosby Show airs (happy/good vibes)	• Hidden Factors • Consumer spending went up because of credit cards. • Divorce Rates: Did they go up because of financial insecurity or because of the “Peace, Love and Happiness” of the 70s has disappeared and things are becoming more dark. • Immigration rates are up because of our increased spending and credit cards, we seem like a plentiful country? What culture of immigrated.	• Hidden Factors • Federal spending went up, were consumers mimicking their government? • Recession: back in it in present time, is there anything that is repeating itself from the past that is going on today? • Increased spending could this be a reason women are going into the work force and taking more leadership/men roles.. Because they need money and everyone is divorcing! • Scandal: Irangate: US selling weapons to Iran in order to free hostages. Why would we do this? • Stock market crash scare Growing inflation	• Hidden Factors • The massive bailouts are a reoccurring trend because GMC asked for a bailout in present time. • Reoccurring trends in oil prices go up • Reoccurring trends in bailouts • Rise of oil prices lead U.S. into recession • social security (repeating itself today)
• Bad Ideas: • What is the Love Canal disaster? • How did the Police get ahold of the drug war... • Eruption of Mt. St. Helens	• Bad Ideas: • A whole section on the 70s.	• Bad Ideas: • Black Monday	• Bad Ideas: • Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev dies
STRONG OPINIONS: • As the Cold War decreased the morale in people increased. • Reoccurring trends in bailouts is because the economy is heading towards a recession • Rock/Punk music is the expressive outlet for the depressed population about their spending habits and high divorce rates.
• Key Players: • Change of music from disco to punk rock	• Key Players: • Growing technology • Protesting • Increased rates in divorces and immigration	• Key Players: • Increased government spending.	• Key Players: • Cold War • Chrysler and social security bailouts