Tag Archives: Culture
Reconnecting to Reality With Native Cultures
It's no coincidence that native is now becoming a trigger word in fashion and style. As modern life accelerates into a future that gets more virtual with every passing year, consumers are increasingly experiencing a sense of rootlessness. As growing numbers of us move jobs, cities, and even countries, fewer people feel that they belong in any particular place. We ask, "Where are you from?" and mostly hear a life itinerary: "I was born in A, but we moved to B, and I went to high school in C and college in D, then I got a job in E."
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This Digital Life
Tracking American Masculinity Through Advertising
Advertising puts a mirror to culture, allowing us to track changes in everything from music and hairstyles to attitudes and social mores. While researching a 2010 cover story on how the definition of masculinity needs to change if America wants to stay competitive in the 21st century, Andrew Romano turned to the Newsweek archives for signs of how American manhood had changed already. Click here to see nearly two dozen of the most revealing (and/or ridiculous) ads he discovered, organized chronologically from the 1950s to the 1980s.
If you know of any other ads that would contribute to our gender conversation, send them our way!
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Gender
Pew: The State of Millennials
Some interesting information in a Pew Research Center presentation given earlier this month. The demographic changes that have occurred in the U.S. since the 1960s are particularly dramatic (and not just with regard to race; check out the levels of female education and marital status), as are differences in technology ownership. Take a look and let us know your thoughts.
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Millennials
Three First Couples, Three Male-Female Dynamics
In talking about the evolution of marriage in recent decades, we noted that changes in gender roles and attitudes can be seen clearly in the relationships of the last three U.S. presidents and their wives. George W. Bush, Laura Bush, and Bill Clinton were all born in the same year (1946), with Hillary Clinton arriving one year later. Despite being the same age, the two couples took very different approaches to marriage.
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Gender