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According to Faith Popcorn, America is about to experience a socioquake. Her book, The Popcorn Report, lists ten trends to shape the 1990\u2019s.<\/p>\n
1. Cocooning<\/b>\u2014a return to home as a haven against the world\u2019s dangers and problems. This is a self-preservation move with at least three modifications: the armored cocoon, the wandering cocoon and the socialized cocoon.<\/p>\n
2. Fantasy Adventure<\/b>\u2014a vicarious distraction through consumerism. It\u2019s swimming with sharks and never leaving your pool. It\u2019s embellishment that transports you to the Orient or to a quiet resort.<\/p>\n
3. Small Indulgences<\/b>\u2014satisfying the inner motivation of \u201cI deserve it.\u201d The basic element\u2014small indulgences. Crucial to this trend is quality; value and intrinsic worth v. image and name.<\/p>\n
4. Egonomics<\/b>\u2014products services exclusively for the individual\u2014personalization and customability.<\/p>\n
5. Cashing out<\/b>\u2014an emphasis on living now\u2014long and well. It is swapping the traditional success prizes for a slower pace and greater quality of life. Safety, comfort and old-fashioned values will be pursued.<\/p>\n
6. Down-Aging<\/b>\u2014older is becoming better. In 1986 the first baby boomers turned forty. Their philosophy declares whatever age they are is the only age to be.<\/p>\n
7. Staying Alive<\/b>\u2014an optimistic conviction of a coming cure for any disease. Self-health care is the future. Hydroponically grown produce, holistic medicine, acupressure and biofeedback will be the rage; anything to stay alive.<\/p>\n
8. The Vigilante Consumer<\/b>\u2014consumer groups willing and ready to face the corporations regarding false claims. Quick response to confrontation is expected. People who we can hold accountable and trust are wanted. Labels had better tell the truth.<\/p>\n
9. 99 Lives<\/b>\u2014a return to a simpler life. The fast frenzy of the 1980\u2019s left much in the dust. We do not lack for anything except more time. Multifunction products and services are coming\u2014do more in one place. Personal services to the home and office will be premium.<\/p>\n
10. S.O.S. (Save Our Society)<\/b>\u2014anything that will help our society be a Decency Decade\u2014environment, education and ethics. Doing good is no longer optional. The S.O.S. maxim: The nation\u2019s concerns are the corporation\u2019s concerns.<\/p>\n
Popcorn, Faith, The Popcorn Report. (Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday Bell Publishing Group, Inc., 1991<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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