1. BABY BOOMERS

2. TIMELINE AND NAMES 1946-1964 – Youth in 1966-1984 The ‘Me’ Generation Rock and roll Generation Television Generation

3. CHARACTERISTICS OF BABY BOOMERS Work- Centric- Baby Boomers are extremely hard working and motivated. Baby Boomers enjoy long work weeks and define themselves by their professional accomplishments. Independent- Baby Boomers are confident, independent and very self-reliant

4. MORE CHARACTERISTICS… Goal Oriented- Baby Boomers have increased education and financial opportunities. Therefore, they work really hard to earn their goals. Competitive- Baby Boomers are very competitive, they are clever, resourceful and strive to win.

5. MUSIC In the 1970’s decade was the rise of disco. Disco became the biggest and main genre. It became very popular in the mid-late 70’s. But Rock and roll still remained widespread. Australian music for youth is more rap, tramp and Pop music Dona Summer The Trammps O’ Jays

6. TELEVISION Many youth really liked watching action packed shows which kept them very occupied at home. Some very famous shows include. Starsky and Hutch The Dukes Of Hazzard Chips

7. FASHION FOR WOMEN A time where women chose what they wanted to wear with a free mind. Tight jeans Reduced bikini visibility Bell-bottoms Silhouettes Skirts Empire dresses

8. FASHION FOR MEN Fashion in the 70’s for men was an era of anything goes. Suits Flared Trousers Platform shoes Leather and exotic animal skin clothing Ripped slogan T-shirts

9. HEALTH ISSUES The 70’s was known as the an era famous for Human immunodeficiency virus and the Pathogenic variants of Escherichia coli. The human immunodeficiency was known as AIDS caused by direct contact to primates, during hunting, or sexual interaction between other people. Pathogenic Variants of Escherichia coli caused when humans eat food contaminated cattle feces.

10. POLITICAL Political events that happened in the 70’s were The oil crisis (1973) Energy crisis (1979 United Stated president resigns as president in 1974

11. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Science: The program of the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 sent to several out of space planets, Stephen Hawking developed the idea of black holes, Physics became very popular after the black hole theory. Technology: The birth of modern computing ( Microprocessor the intel 4004), Micro ovens became popular in the 1970’s

12. BIBLIOGRAPHY http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970s_in_science_and_technology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970s http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/jsp/articledisplay.jsp?dcrpath=HHNMAG/Article/d ata/06JUN2007/0706HHN_FEA_8Decades&domain=HHNMAG http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970s_in_fashion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970s_in_music http://www.skwirk.com/p-c_s-14_u-189_t-508_c-1883/nsw/history/australia's- social-and-cultural-history-in-the-post-war-period/social-and-cultural-features-of- the-1970s/fashion-in-the-1970s