Being a Stranger
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Being a "Stranger"
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Being a "Stranger"
Being a "Stranger"
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Our birth cohort may contribute to one's behavior and cultural beliefs. Our birth cohort is the year we are born and places us into a generation that will experience the same significant events in our lives such as historical, political, and in the home. What happens when your cohort is that of a different birth year? We will look at two generational birth cohorts and how our experiences were different and examine what similarities exists.
My birth took place in 1964 in Kentucky. Some of the major trends of the 70's, while attending school, included a growing disillusionment of government, advances in civil rights, increased influence of the women's movement, a heightened concern for the environment, and increased space exploration. During my school years the concern in the United States was our relationship with the Middle East. We experienced the Iran Hostage situation during the Carter administration, the Religious extremist and Iranian leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, was a threat to Americans residing in the Middle East. Our parents understood the reality of the unbalanced situation, but I had a feeling of comfort and safety in my country. On the other side of the world my cultural partner did not experience the same feeling of security...