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Sep 15, 2023 · We are now—in the Me Decade—seeing the upward roll (and not yet the crest, by any means) of the third great religious wave in American history, one that historians will very likely term the...
The term "'Me' Decade" describes a general new attitude of Americans in the 1970s, in the direction of atomized individualism and away from communitarianism, in clear contrast with social values prevalent in the United States during the 1960s.
The “Me” Decade and the Third Great Awakening. New York Magazine , August 23, 1976. Excerpt: The trainer said, “Take your finger off the repress button.”. Everybody was supposed to let go, let all the vile stuff come up and gush out.
Titled "The ‘Me’ Decade and the Third Great Awakening,” the piece details the narcissism that Wolfe observed in the era’s art, politics and popular culture. The "Me Decade" resonated with...
May 15, 2018 · In fact, the essay’s full title was “ The ‘Me’ Decade and Third Great Awakening ,” a historically grounded, uncannily prescient explanation of how beliefs in the paranormal and...
May 15, 2018 · A 1976 New York cover story is responsible for one of Wolfe’s most enduring phrases: “The ‘Me’ Decade and the Third Great Awakening.”
Jan 1, 1977 · “The Intelligent Co-Ed’s Guide to America” is a good short piece about the nature of the intellectual class in America to be depressed and always think that the rise of fascism is imminent. “The Me Decade and the Third Great Awakening” is the most famous piece in the book.
