The Booming 90’s

By: Amy Guggisberg

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Inventions/Technology • World Wide Web

• Genetically modified food

• DVD invented

• Game councils

World Wide Web• August 7, 1991

• Intended for sharing research from around the world

• The family had more information at their fingertips

• We had to see that the family now had access to more resources from many locations

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Genetically Modified Food• Early 90’s

• Research done over several years, but now it was brought out to the public

• Families were worried about what it was doing to their food and how it could affect their health

• We had understand what genetically modified food. We then needed to be able to explain it to others.

DVD • March 1997

• Began to replace the VHS

• Families were now introduced to a new way to watch movies on TV

• We had to be able to change over to the new technology and introduce families to this new technology

Game Consoles • Entire Decade

• New game consoles were coming out for several companies throughout the entire decade.

• Families or members of the family were now spending more time in front of the TV.

• We needed to see another challenge of the family, and how they were no longer spending as much one on one time together.

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Historical Events• World Trade Center Bombing

• Mad Cow Disease

• Desert Storm

• Columbine Shooting

World Trade Center Bombing • February 26, 1993

• Terrorism hit American soil

• Families now had a fear in them when the next attack would be and where would it take place.

• We needed to talk to families about appreciating time together and being prepared.

Mad Cow Disease • Beginning of the 90’s through 1996

• Cows were coming down with a disease that killed them, and there was a fear it could be passed tohumans.

• Families were now nervous to eat meat,and were more nervous consumers.

• We needed to educate individuals on what mad cow disease was and how to protect ourselves.

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Desert Storm • August 2, 1990

• Many individuals were sent over seas to help fight and control this conflict

• Families were now losing members because they needed to serve our country.

• We needed to understand that family structures were changing as fathers,mothers, and siblings were leaving the current structure.

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Columbine Shooting• April 20, 1999

• 12 students, 1 teacher, and the 2 gunman were killed in the shooting

• Families were affected by such a tragic event that happened in schools.

• We needed to be there to help students cope with such a shocking event. We also need to be there to assure them and their families that they were safe in the school system.

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Medical Advances• Stem Cell Research

• Cloning

• Safe Medical Devices of 1990

• AED Machine

Stem Cell Research • Early 1990’s

• The discovery of stem cell and the beginning of research.

• Families are encountering a controversial topic which could impact the family system.

• We needed to become informed about the topic, and see how it may effect the “humans” that we speak about.

Cloning • 1997

• Dolly the first sheep was cloned.

• Families now may have other options when having children.

• We had to change how we talked about the reproduction and birth of humans.

Safe Devices of 1990 • October 1990

• This gave consumer protection to individuals

• The families now had protection for medical products that they used.

• We need to inform students and consumers of this right/protection that the government had given them.

AED Machine • Early 1990s

• New machines were produced, using voice commands, allowing everyone to use them.

• Families now had a new source to help in the time of an emergency.

• We needed to become familiar with this product so that we were able to educate others.

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Journal Articles • Analyzing Global Issues via International Trade in Textiles and Clothing -This article discusses international trade and how it affects the economy -http://hearth.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=hearth&cc=hearth&idno=4732504_5372_001&node=4732504_5372_001%3A7.8&frm=frameset&view=text&seq=44

• Promoting Creativity in Culturally Diverse Classrooms -This article talks about the changing classroom and what that means to us as a teacher. -http://hearth.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=hearth&cc=hearth&idno=6060814_5319_001&node=6060814_5319_001%3A7.3&frm=frameset&view=text&seq=19

• Our Aging Population and Financing Long-Term Care: Is Long-Term Care Insurance a Reasonable Solution? -This article talks about our aging population and what this will mean for our society in the future -http://hearth.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=hearth&cc=hearth&idno=6060814_5321_001&node=6060814_5321_001%3A7.3&frm=frameset&view=text&seq=23

• College Seniors' Personal Finance Knowledge and Practices -This article talks about how important financial classes are for students. -http://hearth.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-i dx?c=hearth&cc=hearth&idno=6060814_5332_001&node=6060814_5332_001%3A4.12&frm=frameset&view=text&seq=63

Journal Article Review• At Issue: Food Labeling Act Passed

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• Required health claims to have scientific baking

• Required all nutrition labels to be placed on products

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All about proper issues. (2009). History of Stem Cell Research. Retrieved September 19, 2009 from http://www.allaboutpopularissues.org/history-of-stem-cell-research-faq.htm

Did you know? (2009). The history of the DVD. Retrieved September 19, 2009, from http://www.didyouknow.org/dvd/dvdhistory.htm

Features. (2004). The biotech revolution 1970s to now. Retrieved September 19, 2009, from http://www.abc.net.au/science/features/biotech/1990.htm

Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2008). First strike: Global terror in America. Retrieved September 19, 2009, from http://www.fbi.gov/page2/feb08/tradebom_022608.html

Long, T. (2007). Aug. 7, 1991: Ladies and gentlemen, the World Wide Web. Retrieved September 19, 2009, from http://www.wired.com/science/ discoveries/news/2007/08/dayintech_0807

Journal of Home Economics: Volume 83 Number 1. (1991). At issue: Food labeling act passed. Retrieved September 19, 2009, from http://hearth.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=hearth&cc=hearth&idno=

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Reynolds, K. (2006). Associated content: Health and wellness. History and symptoms of mad cow disease. Retrieved September 19,2009, from http://www.associatedcontent.com/ article/30663/history_and_symptoms_of_mad_cow_

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Rosenberg, J. (2004). Columbine Massacre. (2004). Retrieved September 19, 2009 from http://history1900s.about.com/od/famouscrimesscandals/a/columbine.htm

Resources

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World Health Organization. (2009). 20 questions on genetically modified food. Retrieved September 19, 2009, from http://www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/ biotech/20questions/en/

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