UNSEEN CONTEXT: Isolation Flashcards
1
Q
1940s
Life for men
A
Men not able to get jobs as they were taken by women during the war
Men suffered from PTSD and were encouraged not to talk about their experiences
2
Q
1940s
Homosexuality
A
Homosexuality was illegal
3
Q
1940s
Mental health
A
People who experienced the war were 6% more likely to have depression
The rise of incurable mental illnesses resulted in people being put into asylums
4
Q
1950s
The Teenager
A
Young people felt estranged from the collective patriotic identities of their parents
The U.S. Vietnam war began in 1955 and many youths were against it; the hippie movement demonstrated against it
5
Q
2000s
The Syrian conflict
A
Over 12 million Syrians have been forced to flee their homes/have been killed
