American Culture Since 1980s

American culture has made a drastic change in expression since the 1980's. Nationwide concerns such as abortions, teen pregnancies, and suicides used to be hush, hush issues throughout America. Although the problems existed, people did not talk about them. These social concerns did not even come up on radio stations, in newspapers, on television shows, or in music lyrics. Now, in the twentieth century, Americans are being much more open to discussing its problems. It is a trend in America to talk about what is in the media. People are now talking about abortions, the media is showing pregnant teens on every talk show, and songs that influence the lives of teenagers are expressing thoughts of suicide.…