Publisher's Synopsis
The end of the Cold War, the invention of the World Wide Web, access to cellphones and the personal computer - the 1990s seemed to be the start of a new era of history. The USA during the 1990s experienced changes that could not have been foreseen by previous generations - the fall of the Soviet Union, the ability to connect with other people like never before with the internet, and the Human Genome Project that led to unprecedented advances in human health. The lives of average Americans were changed forever. This volume in the Daily Life through History series examines how the cultural trends of the 1990s revolutionized how people were able to teach and learn, conduct business, express themselves, and interact with one another. The book goes on to explore the evolution in long-held attitudes about sex, sexuality, and the concept of the family to include other kinds of relationships - childless marriages, single-parent and mixed families, and LGBTQ+ relationships. New trends in fashion and music - from grunge to hip hop culture - also had a powerful impact on how how some Americans presented themselves, while others rejected these cultural shifts and clung fervently to traditional values and worldviews. Daily Life in 1990s America enables readers to better understand the significance, complexities and enduring influence of this era-defining period in American history.
