So we know what was happening in the government at this time, but what were the people like? how were they defined in this decade?
The Youth-This decade was caught between a strong capitalistic view point from the previous decade, and an increasing concern for the environment. Therefore the youth of this decade landed in the middle, pursuing entrepreneurial desires along with environmentalism.
This was also when the Third Wave Feminism hit. Their main priority was to deal with the violence against woman agenda. Domestic abuse was something that the women of the day refused to tolerate any further and passed "the Violence Against Women Act" 1192 became know as "The Year of The Woman" as an unprecedented amount of women assumed political offices and CEO positions, as the nation was finally ready to move forward.
Other things that became more prominent in society was the use of body piercings and tattoos. Extreme sports also began growing in popularity, particularly among the youth.
Furthermore a series of classic movies came out during this time that exemplify how society was feeling perfectly. Including but not limited to: Forrest Gump, The Silence of The Lambs, Braveheart, Titanic, Mission Impossible, Men In Black, and Star Wars episode I.
The last group that we will mention emerging from this generation, is the Gaming community. During this time console gaming had just been revolutionized with the revealing of the N64 (Nintendo) and the PlayStation (Sony)