Eighties People New Lives in the American Imagination
Through an examination of 1980s American cultural texts and media, Kevin L. Ferguson analyzes how new types of individuals were created in order to manage otherwise hidden cultural anxieties during the American 1980s. Exploring a variety of strategies for
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Kevin L. Ferguson
Eighties People
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Eighties People New Lives in the American Imagination Kevin L. Ferguson
palgrave
macmillan
EIGHTIES PEOPLE
Copyright © Kevin L. Ferguson 2016 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2016 978-1-137-58638-4 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission. In accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published 2016 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN The author has asserted their right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of Nature America, Inc., One New York Plaza, Suite 4500, New York, NY 10004-1562. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. ISBN 978–1–349–88765–1 E-PDF ISBN: 978–1–137–58434–2 DOI: 10.1057/9781137584342
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Ferguson, Kevin L., 1978– Title: Eighties people : new lives in the American imagination / Kevin L. Ferguson. Description: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2015030652 | Subjects: LCSH: United States—Social conditions—1980– | Social groups—United States—History—20th century. | Stereotypes (Social psychology)—United States—History—20th century. | Anxiety—Social aspects—United States—History—20th century. | Self-perception—United States—History—20th century. | Knowledge, Sociology of—History—20th century. | Social change—United States— History—20th century. | Race—Social aspects—United States— History—20th century. | Social classes—United States—History— 20th century. | Sex role—United States—History—20th century. | BISAC: HISTORY / United States / 20th Century. | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture. | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies. Classification: LCC HN59.2 .F46 2016 | DDC 306.0973—dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015030652 A catalogue record for the book is available from the British Library.
Contents
Preface
vii
Acknowledgments
xiii
Introduction: The Love Affair with Labels: New Subjects in the Eighties
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The Surrogate Mother: Sed mater certissima?
13
2
The Crack Baby: Children Fight the War on Drugs
37
3
The Person with AIDS: Graphic Humor and Graphic Illness
57
4
The Yuppies and the Yuckies: A
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