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    In the 1950s‚ fewer than 50‚000 americans out of the total us population of 150 million‚ were subjected to the communist party that had captivated the nation. Americans had constantly feared international communist party midea and started believing communists were everywhere leading to a mass hysteria throughout the United States. This mass hysteria that captivated the U.S. was named Red Scare. Government officials and loyalty boards started investigating millions of federal employees‚ asking personal

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    Conformity and obedience are two types of social behaviours. These behaviours and influences are evident in human interactions and present within group formations. Conformity involves adopting attitudes of a particular group of people or changing behaviour or personal opinions in order to ‘fit in’‚ also known as a group or social norm. Social norms can involve socially accepted rules‚ laws and standards. The act or behaviour may cause the individual to agree or disagree with their personal beliefs

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    Having Conformity can be beneficial in many ways .One way is safety‚because the rules we follow are to keep us safe .In the novel “The Giver” it states the “community was too safe”.Another reason would be sameness‚ because being the same keeps us safe and it is fair for everyone.An example of this would be “The Giver” it tells us “The children all received their bicycles until they were nines.”(pg.13)This would keep the younger children safe from bike accidents and would be fair for all nines.The

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    concept that the liberty of the people is restricted because of the socially expected conformation to customs‚ beliefs and opinions‚ and attitudes that are accepted by the majority as the right way of thinking (Morasch‚ 2016). Resistance to the conformity results in renowned shame and exclusion from the majority people‚ making the revolter an outcast. John Mill was a strong proponent of individualism‚ stressed the importance of an eccentric life and believed that unique people are necessary for prosperity

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    Life in the 1950s or 2000s Monday‚ Febuary 11 2013 By: Lexie Barnes Would I rather live in America in the 1950s or America in the 2000s? I would most definatly live in America in the 1950s because there was no internet to cause drama‚ cyberbulling etc. It was a lot less expensive for everything then America in the 2000s and also kids were not as messed up as they have became in the 2000s. Firstly‚ now in the 2000s we have internet‚ yes it is benificial in some ways because you can

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    Independent School District that students do not “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech and expression at the schoolhouse gate.” Students should not be forced to wear school uniforms because they restrict freedom of expression‚ promote conformity rather than individuality‚ and they are widely opposed by students. The first reason that students shouldn’t be forced to wear uniforms is because they restrict freedom of expression. In 1969‚ students decided to wear black armbands in protest

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    The government used fear tactics and were mostly unquestioned. When addressing the Fifties more often then not will you hear that it was a time of Conformity. The majority of the fifties was a time of cultural and social conformity with small deviants popping up every once in a while. The majority of people view the fifties as an idyllic time of conformity. Families played their role in providing for their country and everyone was on the look out for a communist. When a person swayed from the norm

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    Teenage Life In The 1950s

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    Teenage life in the 1950s Before the 1950s human between childhood and adulthood were called kids‚ boys and girls. But not until the 1950s there needed to be a word that described these young people‚ the word “teenager’ was developed. The rise of television offered a uniform vision of life and success. What was seen on TV became the norm‚ especially for young people. New music genres also emerged in the 1950s. All of these factors helped change the outlook of young people. One of the most influential

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    ·Introduction: The Victorian era was a period full of changes; the most important was the reign of Queen Victoria‚ who ascended the throne in 1837 and ruled the British Empire‚ restoring stability to the crown. Her reign is considered one of the most prosperous in her time‚ which eventually became the symbol of a period that took its name‚ "the Victorian Era". Queen Victoria (1819-1901) was the first English monarch to see her name given to the period of her reign whilst still living (1).

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    Music In The 1950's

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    Throughout history‚ music has always played a great role in culture. Music has always influenced the way people think and act but when the 1950´s arrived music played even a greater role in people’s lifestyle and as the decades went on music kept becoming more and more popular and it is now one of the biggest industries and influences in the world. Music doesn’t only changes people´s mood. It goes beyond that‚ Music reflects society on a much deeper level because it mirrors the attitudes of its

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