This is the January 8, 1971, issue of LIFE Magazine.
It is a special double issue titled "The New Shape of America," which examined shifting cultural and social trends in the United States at the start of the 1970s. Featured topics include:
- The Four-Day Work Week: An early look at labor shifts.
- The Good Life in New Towns: A focus on planned communities like Columbia, Maryland.
- The Un-Radical Young: A counter-perspective to the era's typical focus on student protesters.
- Public Lands: Concerns regarding federal land management.