The Influence of American and British Popular Culture on Australia in the 1950s In the 1950s America and Britain influenced Australia’s popular culture in a number of ways. Although Australia’s national identity is evident in every part of popular culture‚ America and Britain both had a significant impact on the development of Australian culture since World War Two. Throughout out the decade they changed the way people thought about Australian fashion‚ music and entertainment. Fashion was based
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According to Stephanie Coontz ‚ in “What we really miss about the 1950s”‚ people enjoyed living in 1950s for a number of reasons. First of all‚ wages‚ during 1950s‚ rose rapidly and government’s help was remarkably big. Government’s role during that time was to help young people to start their future by paying for their education. Not only young society received great support‚ but also Veterans‚ who could pay less than one dollar for part payment when buying their houses. Another group that received
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1950s Fashion 1950s Decade Study – Source Task Teenagers were the driving force of fashion in the 1950s. Until the time‚ clothing trends had been set by the adult market and the way young people dressed was simply set on what the adults wore. As cinema‚ television and rock ‘n’ roll came into the world‚ the youth market began to copy the style of stars. The 1950s fashion changed from the restraint conservative dress code to a freer‚ looser and informal style and therefore having a great impact
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Bao Le English 12 9/13/14 The 1950s was an era of various social changes for both men and women. It was a restructuring of the roles people played in society; women had worked and continued to do so‚ children were no longer expected to work and the teenager was created. However within this era there was a stereotype of the perfect housewife "who kept a spotless home‚ had her husband’s dinner ready as soon as he walked through the door from work and single-handed raised the children
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The Forever changing Events of the 1950’s -1990’s Throughout the last fifty years there are many events that significantly shaped who we are today and changed America’s future greatly. Throughout these decades the American experience has greatly varied. There were several wars such as the Cold War‚ Vietnam War‚ and the Gulf War all which took its own toll on the American people and their economy. The civil rights movement‚ protest‚ and demonstrations throughout the decades
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The Southern way of thinking for many whites remained constant from the 1900s to 1950s. There was racial intolerance and discrimination. Southern tradition was embedded into everyone‚ black and white. The causes for these prejudiced positions stemmed mainly from fear and many cared over from the time of slavery. The blacks on the other hand‚ were split. Some agreed with the complacent doctrine of Booker T. Washington‚ while others pushed for the social and political equality stressed by W.E.B. Du
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seemed to disappear. In the 1950’s‚ like in no other decade‚ people became homeowners; prosperity was plentiful and bad times were thought to be something of the past. Capitalism was working and it was working well‚ to have a better life than one’s parents was only matter of willingness. Clearly it is evident why “Americans chose the 1950’s than any other single decade as the best time for children to grow up.” (Pg32) In the essay “What We really Miss About the 1950’s” Stephanie Coontz has made
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Method Acting and 1950’s American Politics and Culture Throughout the twentieth century‚ method acting had been experimented with and practiced in the United States. The method had derived from Stanislavski’s "system" at the Moscow Art Theatre and was then given its own identity by method pioneers in the Group Theatre‚ Lee Strasberg‚ Stella Adler and Elia Kazan. Through the early 1900’s‚ the method had begun to gain recognition in American theatre‚ but swiftly attained considerable prominence on
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the beginning of time and is constantly changing. Women’s fashion has changed a lot from the 1950s to the present because of many factors in society. The Era of the 1960s can be described in one sentence. Corselets‚ circle skirts‚ slim dresses and miniskirts were popular (“1950 to 1960”). Shift dresses and bold colors were popular also as well as chunky sweaters‚ turtlenecks‚ and high button up blouses (“1950 to 1960”). Some certain events had a particular effect on the style that was being worn‚ which
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Charles Booth 4 b. Seebohm Rowntree 4 c. Henry Mayhew 5 III. 1900-1950 6 IV. Reasons for the change in attitude 7 Writings on poverty 7 Britain’s realisation 7 Extension of the right to vote 8 Spread of socialism 8 Trade unionism 8 Emergence of the Labour Party 8 V. Conclusion 9 VI. Bibliography 9 This research paper will analyse how English conceptions of poverty changed through the time frame 1850-1950 ‚why it changed and some of the authors who contributed to this change
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