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    The document summarizes social trends in the United States during the 1970s. It discusses the continuation of social justice movements from the 1960s which gained new freedoms for women, minorities, and other groups. The women's liberation movement, in particular, transformed society by demanding access to male-dominated fields and breaking down employment barriers. However, these changes were opposed by conservatives who believed they caused social problems. Religious groups also grew in political influence during this period of economic uncertainty. Throughout the 1970s, American society saw a questioning of traditions and authority as people sought self-expression and identity.

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    The document summarizes social trends in the United States during the 1970s. It discusses the continuation of social justice movements from the 1960s which gained new freedoms for women, minorities, and other groups. The women's liberation movement, in particular, transformed society by demanding access to male-dominated fields and breaking down employment barriers. However, these changes were opposed by conservatives who believed they caused social problems. Religious groups also grew in political influence during this period of economic uncertainty. Throughout the 1970s, American society saw a questioning of traditions and authority as people sought self-expression and identity.

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    The document summarizes social trends in the United States during the 1970s. It discusses the continuation of social justice movements from the 1960s which gained new freedoms for women, minorities, and other groups. The women's liberation movement, in particular, transformed society by demanding access to male-dominated fields and breaking down employment barriers. However, these changes were opposed by conservatives who believed they caused social problems. Religious groups also grew in political influence during this period of economic uncertainty. Throughout the 1970s, American society saw a questioning of traditions and authority as people sought self-expression and identity.

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    he decade of the 1970s was in many ways a continuation of the

    late 1960s with respect to social trends. The activists of the


    1960s crusaded for social justice in the 1970s, gaining new
    freedoms for women, Native Americans, Hispanic Americans,
    homosexuals, the elderly, and other ethnic and minority groups.

    Of all the movements, women's liberation remained the most


    controversial and far-reaching. In the 1970s, women's groups
    tried to create a more open and nurturing society. To achieve
    this, they demanded and won access to male-dominated
    business and universities. Woman also made inroads into
    politics at the local, state, and national levels. They became
    doctors, lawyers, teachers, priests, scientists, writers, plumbers,
    dock workers, pilots, stockbrokers, and sports heroes. By
    breaking down employment barriers and expanding
    opportunities, women transformed the character of the
    American family.

    Women's liberation and other social-justice movements became


    the focus of heated opposition. Conservatives were
    uncomfortable with the changing American society of the 1970s,
    especially those changes initiated by the youth counterculture of
    the 1960s. They believed these changes caused social
    problems such as a rise in the crime rate, a greater number of
    poor people, a less motivated work force, and a decline in moral
    values.

    Trying to swing the social pendulum back from the far left,
    conservatives were joined by former liberal Democrats, a group
    that became known as neoconservatives. These "new"
    conservatives, while retaining their liberal views on certain
    matters, were disturbed by certain social reforms of the 1960s,
    which they believed went too far. These groups together called
    for a return to what they called cultural traditionalism.

    Joining conservatives and neoconservatives in their fight


    against social change in America were various religious groups,
    which began to wield significant political power. With three
    recessions, double-digit inflation, and double-digit
    unemployment, the 1970s was a period of economic upheaval.
    Facing an uncertain future, many Americans were drawn to the
    stability of traditional values and fundamentalist Christian
    teachings.

    away from the problems of society, focusing on themselves


    instead. Seeking to fill their lives with meaning, they
    experimented with exercise, psychotherapy, health food, and
    alternative religions. In their search for spiritual fulfillment, many
    people began to follow the teachings of self-anointed prophets
    and spiritual gurus. Although some of these spiritual leaders
    were legitimate, others were unethical con men, using their
    followers' financial contributions to fund a lavish personal
    lifestyle. A few were dangerous madmen, leading their
    unsuspecting believers to their death.

    Almost all aspects of American society in the 1970s were


    marked by a restlessness and a questioning of traditional
    authority. From public protest movements to personal fashion,
    people sought a means of self-expression. Breaking traditional
    fashion rules, women and men experimented with how they
    looked: They combined separates rather than wearing suits,
    drew influences from other cultures and time periods, wore
    pants or dresses, threw away ties and jackets, and walked
    around in athletic wear. Throughout the decade, people dressed
    however they wanted, and what they wanted most was comfort
    and a unique style.

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