Modernism commonly refers to early 20th century when industrialization had given way to new
cultural and social values. This
paper focuses, however, on the new
changes in the concept of modernity, which defines our current
cultural views, social forces and self-identity. These changes took place somewhere in the 1970s after the demise of the Beat generation. In fact almost every change that defines the modern world has its roots in the changes that took place during the 1970s and 80s. The paper shows that these decades have had a profound impact on modern worldview, thus completing reformulating and redefining various aspects of our lives.