THROUGH THE GENERATIONS
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1930-1939
Gerald Chapman
GERALD CHAPMAN: 1930-1939
What did you do for fun? “We went out and created our own fun”. We would go down to the creek and go for a swim. Helping his father with his farm was important.
What was your social status? (Poor)Lower-Class
Describe the community you grew up in or around? Small. Boring. Mainly based on farming and animals which was why he decided to become a veterinarian.
What jobs/chores did you help with growing up? Did you have a job? Helped with tearing up the fields and farming. Later joined the military, after getting out decided to go to Iowa State University to be a vet.
Were their any controversies due to changes going on in the U.S. and/or worldwide? World War One had just gotten over several years before. The Great Depression happened during the 30’s. Billy Hughs was in politics still. Integration and racism.
How many of your classmates graduated high school? Was education deemed important? Did many go onto college? I graduated with 12 other classmates. Education was not deemed important. Basically life was set in stone if you didn’t go to college. Many did not go to college.
Was religion important to your family? How has this changed over time? Yes, as a practicing catholic it was very important for my family to attend church service. They would get in their Sunday bests, and go to church.
What technologies did you have? What were new inventions during this time period? None.
How old were you when you married? What was the average age of people when married? How did you meet your spouse? 24 years old when he married his wife. Usually marriage would happen right after high school graduation. He met Carmen when he was still in high school. He went to a school in Epworth, and she went to Dyersville about 15 miles away. He thought she was a wild child, but later learned to love that about her.
What was school life like? Subjects taught? Student social groups? Extracurricular activities? School was not like today. It taught only the basics. No student social groups, only go to school and learn. No extracurricular activities are offered.
SIMILARITIES and DIFFERENCES: I noticed that men and women tended to get married and have children younger in the earlier generations. They also did not have the technology and advancements from the later periods. Their main source of communication was through letter or physically having to get in the car or walk down to where the person was.
STEREOTYPES: more feminine, covered ladies. Pin-up girls. Women were suppose to stay at home and work. Men were the bread bringers.
What did you do for fun? “We went out and created our own fun”. We would go down to the creek and go for a swim. Helping his father with his farm was important.
What was your social status? (Poor)Lower-Class
Describe the community you grew up in or around? Small. Boring. Mainly based on farming and animals which was why he decided to become a veterinarian.
What jobs/chores did you help with growing up? Did you have a job? Helped with tearing up the fields and farming. Later joined the military, after getting out decided to go to Iowa State University to be a vet.
Were their any controversies due to changes going on in the U.S. and/or worldwide? World War One had just gotten over several years before. The Great Depression happened during the 30’s. Billy Hughs was in politics still. Integration and racism.
How many of your classmates graduated high school? Was education deemed important? Did many go onto college? I graduated with 12 other classmates. Education was not deemed important. Basically life was set in stone if you didn’t go to college. Many did not go to college.
Was religion important to your family? How has this changed over time? Yes, as a practicing catholic it was very important for my family to attend church service. They would get in their Sunday bests, and go to church.
What technologies did you have? What were new inventions during this time period? None.
How old were you when you married? What was the average age of people when married? How did you meet your spouse? 24 years old when he married his wife. Usually marriage would happen right after high school graduation. He met Carmen when he was still in high school. He went to a school in Epworth, and she went to Dyersville about 15 miles away. He thought she was a wild child, but later learned to love that about her.
What was school life like? Subjects taught? Student social groups? Extracurricular activities? School was not like today. It taught only the basics. No student social groups, only go to school and learn. No extracurricular activities are offered.
SIMILARITIES and DIFFERENCES: I noticed that men and women tended to get married and have children younger in the earlier generations. They also did not have the technology and advancements from the later periods. Their main source of communication was through letter or physically having to get in the car or walk down to where the person was.
STEREOTYPES: more feminine, covered ladies. Pin-up girls. Women were suppose to stay at home and work. Men were the bread bringers.
Photo by Trondheim Byarkiv
1940-1949
Juanita Rose
JUANITA ROSE: 1940-1949
What did you do for fun? She would go to dances. Play on the farm (and animals) with her other siblings. Liked to cook with her mother.
What was your social status? Poor Class
Describe the community you grew up in or around? It was a small town of only about 300 people. It had a general store, but otherwise you had to go a few towns over in order to get what you were looking for.
What jobs/chores did you help with growing up? Did you have a job? Growing up she worked by taking care of the house. She would clean sheets, wash the dishes, and feed the cats and dogs.
Were their any controversies due to changes going on in the U.S. and/or worldwide? World War Two came to an end. The first test atomic bomb was created at Alamogordo, New Mexico. Japan was bombed by the United States. The Central Intelligence is created in New Mexico.
How many of your classmates graduated high school? Was education deemed important? Did many go onto college? Graduated with 23 classmates. It was important, but working on the farm would override it during Harvest and planting season.
Was religion important to your family? How has this changed over time? No, it was not important to her family. Overtime she has decided that she would attend Sunday church service as much as possible.
What technologies did you have? What were new inventions during this time period? None, basically grew up with a pencil or pen, and paper.
How old were you when you married? What was the average age of people when married? How did you meet your spouse? 19 years old. It was very common for people of this age to get married. She met her spouse at a social event at the town center.
What was school life like? Subjects taught? Student social groups? Extracurricular activities? School was in a small building. Usually one room. They taught us life skills, math, and science. She did not participate in any extracurricular activities.
SIMILARITES and DIFFERENCES: The 1930s were a more "exciting" time. The stock markets were doing well, the economy was on a high. But when the Depression and World War Two hit, people lost everything. They replaced their belongings with hope. Hope that one day everything would turn out for the better. I think that during this period, people were more helpful and caring to each other. They made sure to lend a hand when someone was in need. Finances and trust in the government were at an all time low during this period.
STEREOTYPES: Women were looked down upon. Had to take over men jobs when they were at war. Men were powered. Women rights were becoming popular.
What did you do for fun? She would go to dances. Play on the farm (and animals) with her other siblings. Liked to cook with her mother.
What was your social status? Poor Class
Describe the community you grew up in or around? It was a small town of only about 300 people. It had a general store, but otherwise you had to go a few towns over in order to get what you were looking for.
What jobs/chores did you help with growing up? Did you have a job? Growing up she worked by taking care of the house. She would clean sheets, wash the dishes, and feed the cats and dogs.
Were their any controversies due to changes going on in the U.S. and/or worldwide? World War Two came to an end. The first test atomic bomb was created at Alamogordo, New Mexico. Japan was bombed by the United States. The Central Intelligence is created in New Mexico.
How many of your classmates graduated high school? Was education deemed important? Did many go onto college? Graduated with 23 classmates. It was important, but working on the farm would override it during Harvest and planting season.
Was religion important to your family? How has this changed over time? No, it was not important to her family. Overtime she has decided that she would attend Sunday church service as much as possible.
What technologies did you have? What were new inventions during this time period? None, basically grew up with a pencil or pen, and paper.
How old were you when you married? What was the average age of people when married? How did you meet your spouse? 19 years old. It was very common for people of this age to get married. She met her spouse at a social event at the town center.
What was school life like? Subjects taught? Student social groups? Extracurricular activities? School was in a small building. Usually one room. They taught us life skills, math, and science. She did not participate in any extracurricular activities.
SIMILARITES and DIFFERENCES: The 1930s were a more "exciting" time. The stock markets were doing well, the economy was on a high. But when the Depression and World War Two hit, people lost everything. They replaced their belongings with hope. Hope that one day everything would turn out for the better. I think that during this period, people were more helpful and caring to each other. They made sure to lend a hand when someone was in need. Finances and trust in the government were at an all time low during this period.
STEREOTYPES: Women were looked down upon. Had to take over men jobs when they were at war. Men were powered. Women rights were becoming popular.
1950-1959
Jerry Ingles
JERRY INGLES: 1950-1959
What did you do for fun? Go outside. Listen to music in the living room. Read the newspaper. Take a walk downtown.
What was your social status? Middle class.
Describe the community you grew up in or around? I grew up in the city. It was not a great place at the time. There was bad influences, but it was before the big use of “recreational drugs”.
What jobs/chores did you help with growing up? Did you have a job? I washed dishes at the local diner. It gave me a little change in my pocket. I used that to hangout with my friends on Friday nights.
Were their any controversies due to changes going on in the U.S. and/or worldwide? Cigarettes. Rock and Roll. Evil Presely. Dancing in public could get you thrown in jail.
How many of your classmates graduated high school? Was education deemed important? Did many go onto college? 126 people in his class. He graduated from high school and did not attend college. A majority of the people in his class did not attend college.
Was religion important to your family? How has this changed over time? No, his family was not really religious. They believed that Sunday was a day for rest, so they never attended church.
What technologies did you have? What were new inventions during this time period? Typewriters. Telephones were just coming in. No computers or ipads.
How old were you when you married? What was the average age of people when married? How did you meet your spouse? 21. Usually the average age of people getting married was about 18-22. He met his spouse at a club downtown. He had gone down there with some of his buddies, and they had just hit it off.
What was school life like? Subjects taught? Student social groups? Extracurricular activities? Was not a fan of school. Did not continue his education after high school. Was not in any sports or drama productions. Limited compared to what is now offered.
SIMILARITIES and DIFFERENCES: I think the 1950s was a period of time where the men were mainly dominate. The women would go work as secretaries or nurses, and the men would go out and get "real" jobs. Before this women, for the most part, stayed home and took care of the children and family home. Change was happening. Developments were being made in the technology world. Sports had been introduced, and football was big in high schools. It is different from the 1940s before there was no longer a war and no longer a depression.
STEREOTYPES: That women did not have jobs. Most single women indeed had jobs. It is a stereotype that women did not have any mind of their own.
What did you do for fun? Go outside. Listen to music in the living room. Read the newspaper. Take a walk downtown.
What was your social status? Middle class.
Describe the community you grew up in or around? I grew up in the city. It was not a great place at the time. There was bad influences, but it was before the big use of “recreational drugs”.
What jobs/chores did you help with growing up? Did you have a job? I washed dishes at the local diner. It gave me a little change in my pocket. I used that to hangout with my friends on Friday nights.
Were their any controversies due to changes going on in the U.S. and/or worldwide? Cigarettes. Rock and Roll. Evil Presely. Dancing in public could get you thrown in jail.
How many of your classmates graduated high school? Was education deemed important? Did many go onto college? 126 people in his class. He graduated from high school and did not attend college. A majority of the people in his class did not attend college.
Was religion important to your family? How has this changed over time? No, his family was not really religious. They believed that Sunday was a day for rest, so they never attended church.
What technologies did you have? What were new inventions during this time period? Typewriters. Telephones were just coming in. No computers or ipads.
How old were you when you married? What was the average age of people when married? How did you meet your spouse? 21. Usually the average age of people getting married was about 18-22. He met his spouse at a club downtown. He had gone down there with some of his buddies, and they had just hit it off.
What was school life like? Subjects taught? Student social groups? Extracurricular activities? Was not a fan of school. Did not continue his education after high school. Was not in any sports or drama productions. Limited compared to what is now offered.
SIMILARITIES and DIFFERENCES: I think the 1950s was a period of time where the men were mainly dominate. The women would go work as secretaries or nurses, and the men would go out and get "real" jobs. Before this women, for the most part, stayed home and took care of the children and family home. Change was happening. Developments were being made in the technology world. Sports had been introduced, and football was big in high schools. It is different from the 1940s before there was no longer a war and no longer a depression.
STEREOTYPES: That women did not have jobs. Most single women indeed had jobs. It is a stereotype that women did not have any mind of their own.
1960-1969
Vicky Gamm
VICKY GAMM: 1960-1969
What did you do for fun? Had a softball field in the backyard would play with the other neighborhood kids, went to dances at the Opera House. Drive in theaters.
What was your social status? Poor, 9 children and mother did not work.
Describe the community you grew up in or around? Is the same size as West Union. Waukon, Iowa.
What jobs/chores did you help with growing up? Did you have a job? Ironing, folding close, at 14 she was a waitress and made 40 cents and hour. Babysat.
Were their any controversies due to changes going on in the U.S. and/or worldwide? “If there was, she did not pay any attention.”
How many of your classmates graduated high school? Was education deemed important? Did many go onto college? 165. They didn’t push to continue education. So many jobs in factories that there was no need.
Was religion important to your family? How has this changed over time? Yes, very important. Had to go to church on Sunday, Sunday school, confirmation.
What technologies did you have? What were new inventions during this time period? They had electric typewriters. Was in the business club, but there was no computers.
How old were you when you married? What was the average age of people when married? How did you meet your spouse? 18 years old. Got married young, right out of high school. Meet her spouse at a dance.
What was school life like? Subjects taught? It wasn’t until high school that she could wear dress pants. When she was a senior, it was the first time girls have got to participate in sports. Basically the same subjects; government, algebra, home economics, physical education.
SIMILARITIES and DIFFERENCES: The 1960s was a fun period. It involved going to the legion hall for dances, and hanging at the diner on Friday nights. The younger generations was just discovering the "love, rock and roll, and drugs era" which continued greatly until the beginning of the 1980s. It is definitely a stereotype on how this generation acted, of course not all stereotypes are true.
STEREOTYPES: Peace and freedom marches. Love beads. Draft-card burning. Marijiuana. LSD. Camp protest.
What did you do for fun? Had a softball field in the backyard would play with the other neighborhood kids, went to dances at the Opera House. Drive in theaters.
What was your social status? Poor, 9 children and mother did not work.
Describe the community you grew up in or around? Is the same size as West Union. Waukon, Iowa.
What jobs/chores did you help with growing up? Did you have a job? Ironing, folding close, at 14 she was a waitress and made 40 cents and hour. Babysat.
Were their any controversies due to changes going on in the U.S. and/or worldwide? “If there was, she did not pay any attention.”
How many of your classmates graduated high school? Was education deemed important? Did many go onto college? 165. They didn’t push to continue education. So many jobs in factories that there was no need.
Was religion important to your family? How has this changed over time? Yes, very important. Had to go to church on Sunday, Sunday school, confirmation.
What technologies did you have? What were new inventions during this time period? They had electric typewriters. Was in the business club, but there was no computers.
How old were you when you married? What was the average age of people when married? How did you meet your spouse? 18 years old. Got married young, right out of high school. Meet her spouse at a dance.
What was school life like? Subjects taught? It wasn’t until high school that she could wear dress pants. When she was a senior, it was the first time girls have got to participate in sports. Basically the same subjects; government, algebra, home economics, physical education.
SIMILARITIES and DIFFERENCES: The 1960s was a fun period. It involved going to the legion hall for dances, and hanging at the diner on Friday nights. The younger generations was just discovering the "love, rock and roll, and drugs era" which continued greatly until the beginning of the 1980s. It is definitely a stereotype on how this generation acted, of course not all stereotypes are true.
STEREOTYPES: Peace and freedom marches. Love beads. Draft-card burning. Marijiuana. LSD. Camp protest.
Photo by Edgar Chambon 94
1970-1979
John Chapman
JOHN CHAPMAN: 1970-1979
What did you do for fun? Hangout with the neighborhood kids, going fishing, playing on the farm
What was your social status? Middle-Upper Class
Describe the community you grew up in or around? Farley, Iowa. It is a small hand-knit community full of rebellious kids and fun adults.
What jobs/chores did you help with growing up? Did you have a job? Worked on his father’s farm. Had 9 other siblings, so chores were divided between all of them. + Also had a nanny to help with children and housework.
Were their any controversies due to changes going on in the U.S. and/or worldwide? Gay rights, rock and roll, Vietnam
How many of your classmates graduated high school? Was education deemed important? Did many go onto college? Around 75 students. It was important, but usually the girls would go into accounting or nursing if they decided to go to college.
Was religion important to your family? How has this changed over time? Yes, they attended church every Sunday. They attended a catholic school until the freshman year.
What technologies did you have? What were new inventions during this time period? No cell phones, no computers. Typewriters and homephones only.
How old were you when you married? What was the average age of people when married? How did you meet your spouse? 25. It was around the age of 20 to 23. I met my wife at a bar in the Twin Cities.
What was school life like? Subjects taught? Student social groups? Extracurricular activities? Was a member of the football team. Did not enjoy school, but like the social aspect part of it. Had regular subjects like math, science, social studies.
SIMILARITES and DIFFERENCES: The "love, rock and roll, and drugs" era had started to cool off by the seventies. The older generations continued to smoke cigarettes constantly. The children were give more freedom, usually consisting of hanging out with all the other kids from the block. My dad talked about how all the boys and girls from his street would come down to his house and they would get a giant game of baseball going in the back field. Of course, that field is no longer a field today. It has been knocked down and replaced with houses, a car wash and a gas station. It just shows how much can change in forty-ish years. Generations come and go but the memories last forever.
STEREOTYPES: Hippies. Disco. Pictured women as "Goodwives".
What did you do for fun? Hangout with the neighborhood kids, going fishing, playing on the farm
What was your social status? Middle-Upper Class
Describe the community you grew up in or around? Farley, Iowa. It is a small hand-knit community full of rebellious kids and fun adults.
What jobs/chores did you help with growing up? Did you have a job? Worked on his father’s farm. Had 9 other siblings, so chores were divided between all of them. + Also had a nanny to help with children and housework.
Were their any controversies due to changes going on in the U.S. and/or worldwide? Gay rights, rock and roll, Vietnam
How many of your classmates graduated high school? Was education deemed important? Did many go onto college? Around 75 students. It was important, but usually the girls would go into accounting or nursing if they decided to go to college.
Was religion important to your family? How has this changed over time? Yes, they attended church every Sunday. They attended a catholic school until the freshman year.
What technologies did you have? What were new inventions during this time period? No cell phones, no computers. Typewriters and homephones only.
How old were you when you married? What was the average age of people when married? How did you meet your spouse? 25. It was around the age of 20 to 23. I met my wife at a bar in the Twin Cities.
What was school life like? Subjects taught? Student social groups? Extracurricular activities? Was a member of the football team. Did not enjoy school, but like the social aspect part of it. Had regular subjects like math, science, social studies.
SIMILARITES and DIFFERENCES: The "love, rock and roll, and drugs" era had started to cool off by the seventies. The older generations continued to smoke cigarettes constantly. The children were give more freedom, usually consisting of hanging out with all the other kids from the block. My dad talked about how all the boys and girls from his street would come down to his house and they would get a giant game of baseball going in the back field. Of course, that field is no longer a field today. It has been knocked down and replaced with houses, a car wash and a gas station. It just shows how much can change in forty-ish years. Generations come and go but the memories last forever.
STEREOTYPES: Hippies. Disco. Pictured women as "Goodwives".
Photo by janwillemsen
1980-1989
Jami Hollinrake
What did you do for fun? Horses, bicycles, fishing, sports
What was your social status? Lower-middle class
Describe the community you grew up in or around? Small community, close neighbors, never locked doors.
What jobs/chores did you help with growing up? Did you have a job? Golf course, mowing lawns, cleaning house, making bed
Were their any controversies due to changes going on in the U.S. and/or worldwide? Attempted assassination on Ronald Reagan, Berlin Wall destroyed.
How many of your classmates graduated high school? Was education deemed important? Did many go onto college? 73 classmates, 75% went to college
Was religion important to your family? How has this changed over time? Religion not as important
What technologies did you have? What were new inventions during this time period? No computers yet, TV/VCR, Atari, no cell phones.
What were some popular styles? Bel bottom jeans, BIG hair
What was school life like? Subjects taught? Student social groups? Extracurricular activities? Teacher were role models, athletes were popular. Drinking and drugs are bad. Less respectful, poor work ethics, more independence.
SIMILARITES and DIFFERENCES: The decade of BIG hair and belbottom jeans has fallen upon us. It was a change in the fashion industry, shorts came up and shirts went down. It was a time for men and women to express themselves through their clothes. Bright colors and funky patterns were always been discovered. It was truly a generation for free expression. For the previous one hundred years it had been improper to expose parts of their skin. In the 80s it would cause an applause.
STEREOTYPES: Emo. Leg warmers over jeans. Ski jackets. Big hair. Big glasses. Guys with earrings. Jelly Shoes. Skinny jeans.
What was your social status? Lower-middle class
Describe the community you grew up in or around? Small community, close neighbors, never locked doors.
What jobs/chores did you help with growing up? Did you have a job? Golf course, mowing lawns, cleaning house, making bed
Were their any controversies due to changes going on in the U.S. and/or worldwide? Attempted assassination on Ronald Reagan, Berlin Wall destroyed.
How many of your classmates graduated high school? Was education deemed important? Did many go onto college? 73 classmates, 75% went to college
Was religion important to your family? How has this changed over time? Religion not as important
What technologies did you have? What were new inventions during this time period? No computers yet, TV/VCR, Atari, no cell phones.
What were some popular styles? Bel bottom jeans, BIG hair
What was school life like? Subjects taught? Student social groups? Extracurricular activities? Teacher were role models, athletes were popular. Drinking and drugs are bad. Less respectful, poor work ethics, more independence.
SIMILARITES and DIFFERENCES: The decade of BIG hair and belbottom jeans has fallen upon us. It was a change in the fashion industry, shorts came up and shirts went down. It was a time for men and women to express themselves through their clothes. Bright colors and funky patterns were always been discovered. It was truly a generation for free expression. For the previous one hundred years it had been improper to expose parts of their skin. In the 80s it would cause an applause.
STEREOTYPES: Emo. Leg warmers over jeans. Ski jackets. Big hair. Big glasses. Guys with earrings. Jelly Shoes. Skinny jeans.
Photo by Jason Rossiter
1990-1999
Brandi Shrub
What did you do for fun? Go out with my friends, bonfires, swimming.
What was your social status? Middle class
Describe the community you grew up in or around? Clermont/West Union, Iowa. It is small but close. Several stories, with a swimming pool. Usually went up to Decorah for social events.
What jobs/chores did you help with growing up? Did you have a job? Worked as a Waitress and a CNA.
Were their any controversies due to changes going on in the U.S. and/or worldwide? Gulf War
How many of your classmates graduated high school? Was education deemed important? Did many go onto college? 45 classmates. Education was deemed important. A majority of her classmates went to college; personally she went into the Military.
Was religion important to your family? How has this changed over time? Yes, they are catholic. Went to church every Sunday, completed confirmation and Sunday school.
What technologies did you have? What were new inventions during this time period? Phone, but eventually computer.
How old were you when you married? What was the average age of people when married? How did you meet your spouse? Married at 24. The average age is 24-25 years old to get married and have children. Meet husband in the Navy.
What was school life like? Subjects taught? Student social groups?
Extracurricular activities? Had regular classes, like chemistry, mathematics, English, etc. She participated in speech, cross country, and drama.
SIMILARITES and DIFFERENCES: The 1990s were full of big glasses, bad hair, high-waisted jeans, and questionable patterned shirts. It was full of new and growing technology phones were starting to develop into something more, computers were becoming more and more common, television was advancing. Life was evolving. Paper files were now being stored in files on the computer, saving time and space. The 90s was a hip time. It was different then the 80s because it was more advanced, but different from the 2000s because technology had improved so much more.
STEREOTYPES: Grunge. Development of computer. High wasited jeans. Patterned shirts. Long shaggy hair. Peace and love.
What was your social status? Middle class
Describe the community you grew up in or around? Clermont/West Union, Iowa. It is small but close. Several stories, with a swimming pool. Usually went up to Decorah for social events.
What jobs/chores did you help with growing up? Did you have a job? Worked as a Waitress and a CNA.
Were their any controversies due to changes going on in the U.S. and/or worldwide? Gulf War
How many of your classmates graduated high school? Was education deemed important? Did many go onto college? 45 classmates. Education was deemed important. A majority of her classmates went to college; personally she went into the Military.
Was religion important to your family? How has this changed over time? Yes, they are catholic. Went to church every Sunday, completed confirmation and Sunday school.
What technologies did you have? What were new inventions during this time period? Phone, but eventually computer.
How old were you when you married? What was the average age of people when married? How did you meet your spouse? Married at 24. The average age is 24-25 years old to get married and have children. Meet husband in the Navy.
What was school life like? Subjects taught? Student social groups?
Extracurricular activities? Had regular classes, like chemistry, mathematics, English, etc. She participated in speech, cross country, and drama.
SIMILARITES and DIFFERENCES: The 1990s were full of big glasses, bad hair, high-waisted jeans, and questionable patterned shirts. It was full of new and growing technology phones were starting to develop into something more, computers were becoming more and more common, television was advancing. Life was evolving. Paper files were now being stored in files on the computer, saving time and space. The 90s was a hip time. It was different then the 80s because it was more advanced, but different from the 2000s because technology had improved so much more.
STEREOTYPES: Grunge. Development of computer. High wasited jeans. Patterned shirts. Long shaggy hair. Peace and love.
Photo by Jason Rossiter
2000-2009
Freddy Kuhn
FREDDY KUHN: 2000-2009
What did you do for fun? Hanging out with Friends.
What was your social status? Upper-middle class
Describe the community you grew up in or around? Sipplingen, Germany. Small town next to a lake. Near the boarder of Switzerland.
What jobs/chores did you help with growing up? Did you have a job? Works as a gardener during the Summer. Wash the dishes.
Were their any controversies due to changes going on in the U.S. and/or
worldwide? Nothing really gone in Germany right now for controversies.
How many of your classmates graduated high school? Was education deemed important? Did many go onto college? 150-200 classmates. Education is extremely important in Germany. College is important too.
Was religion important to your family? How has this changed over time? Not for his family, but for the older generation.
What technologies did you have? What were new inventions during this time period? Computer, Ipad, Laptop, Phone, etc.
How old were you when you married? What was the average age of people when married? How did you meet your spouse? Not married yet. 28-29 years of age for marriage.
What was school life like? Subjects taught? Student social groups? Extracurricular activities? Boring. German, Math, Physics, French, Spanish, Geography, History, Chemistry. No extracurricular activities are offered.
SIMILARITIES and DIFFERENCES: My generation. The one that all my classmates and I grew up in. We had bikes, computers, all the toys and the world. Our generation was developed less on "hanging out with the neighborhood kids" and more with our computers. Of course, we enjoyed going out and play with our friends but usually that included having a laptop in our hands. Searching the internet and browsing on social media are now apart of the daily life of a teenager. It has change so much from the earlier generation. Seeing how advanced our world has become is a scary yet great thing to witness.
STEREOTYPES: Generation technology. Facebook. Myspace. Twitter. Instagram. Ipod. Mp3Players. Internet. Britney Spears. Miley Cyrus- (Hannah Montana).
What did you do for fun? Hanging out with Friends.
What was your social status? Upper-middle class
Describe the community you grew up in or around? Sipplingen, Germany. Small town next to a lake. Near the boarder of Switzerland.
What jobs/chores did you help with growing up? Did you have a job? Works as a gardener during the Summer. Wash the dishes.
Were their any controversies due to changes going on in the U.S. and/or
worldwide? Nothing really gone in Germany right now for controversies.
How many of your classmates graduated high school? Was education deemed important? Did many go onto college? 150-200 classmates. Education is extremely important in Germany. College is important too.
Was religion important to your family? How has this changed over time? Not for his family, but for the older generation.
What technologies did you have? What were new inventions during this time period? Computer, Ipad, Laptop, Phone, etc.
How old were you when you married? What was the average age of people when married? How did you meet your spouse? Not married yet. 28-29 years of age for marriage.
What was school life like? Subjects taught? Student social groups? Extracurricular activities? Boring. German, Math, Physics, French, Spanish, Geography, History, Chemistry. No extracurricular activities are offered.
SIMILARITIES and DIFFERENCES: My generation. The one that all my classmates and I grew up in. We had bikes, computers, all the toys and the world. Our generation was developed less on "hanging out with the neighborhood kids" and more with our computers. Of course, we enjoyed going out and play with our friends but usually that included having a laptop in our hands. Searching the internet and browsing on social media are now apart of the daily life of a teenager. It has change so much from the earlier generation. Seeing how advanced our world has become is a scary yet great thing to witness.
STEREOTYPES: Generation technology. Facebook. Myspace. Twitter. Instagram. Ipod. Mp3Players. Internet. Britney Spears. Miley Cyrus- (Hannah Montana).
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