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The 70s Me Decade Defined by Self Focus and Shifting Values
The piece surveys the 1970s as a complex era of affluent self exploration and social change. It highlights Tom Wolfe’s Me Decade concept, personal growth culture, women’s empowerment, shifts in sexuality, religion, and politics, and the public drift from collective to individual concerns amid inflation and political scandal. It notes a decade ending with divided views: national discontent yet strong personal satisfaction, signaling a cultural pivot into the 1980s.
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