like gender roles for men and women. For example‚ in the 1950’s‚ TV shows depicted men as breadwinners and women as homemakers. Whereas today‚ many contemporary TV shows challenge conventional gender roles. The social expectations of gender roles led to the “perfect” family structure in real life and society used television to represent the structure during time period. In addition‚ the family structure formulated the ideal wife for the 1950’s and contemporary times‚ which plays a huge role when it
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two different readers‚ especially when they were born in a different time. In this essay the viewpoint of two Western readers‚ one from 1950 and the other from 2012 will be compared to look at the possible difference they could experience in interpreting the story. First of all‚ the fear of being watched and controlled is more recognizable for a reader in 1950. During World War II‚ the media was controlled by the Nazi’s. Radio’s for example‚ only transmitted positive news for Germany. In order
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The Role of the Teenager in America Then and Now Teenagers in the 1950’s were a lot different from the teenagers today. It was a beginning of a transformation into what they are today. The influence of teenagers on America’s economy has changed greatly‚ Teenagers have gone from not being able to speak their mind to freely expressing almost anything they feel. It seems large companies are now only focusing on teens‚ whereas before they had all but ignored them. Their advertising is directed toward
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and Protest (DBQ) Historians tend to portray the 1950s as a decade of prosperity‚ conformity‚ and consensus‚ and the 1960s as a decade of turbulence‚ protest‚ and disillusionment. These stereotypes are largely true‚ though‚ as with everything in life‚ there are exceptions to this perspective. Therefore‚ the historians’ portrayal of the 1950s and 1960s is accurate for the majority of Americans‚ though some groups were clearly exceptions. The 1950s were characterized as a prosperous and conformist
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era. The economy is booming: people are making money after the war. The land is booming: buildings are being built and cities are expanding. The population is booming: celebration of the end of the war led to the infamous “Baby Boomers”. This is the 1950s‚ the Boom Generation. In this flourishing time‚ it is not surprising that people had money to spend on themselves and their hobbies‚ in accordance to the fashion and fads of the time period. As the economy bounced back‚ Paris once again took the stage
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SOCIETY AND CULTURE RESEARCH REPORT | FASHION FAUX PAS | Overtime‚ how fashion choices have changed for adolescent girls and what impact does it have on their identity formation? | | SALLY LEMON | | | FASHION FAUX PAS FOCUS QUESTION OUTLINE For my research report‚ I have chosen to research the evolution of society’s fashion on the adolescent girl. Through the rising of hemlines and revealing garments‚ to discover how it has impacted on forming an adolescent girl’s own self
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women age 16 to 24 worked in 1998 versus 43.9 percent in 1950. 76.3 percent of women age 25 to 34 worked in 1998 versus 34.0 percent in 1950. 77.1 percent of women age 35 to 44 worked in 1998 versus 39.1 percent in 1950. 76.2 percent of women age 45 to 54 worked in 1998 versus 37.9 percent in 1950. 51.2 percent of women age 55 to 64 worked in 1998 versus 27 percent in 1950. 8.6 percent of women age 65+ worked in 1998 versus 9.7 percent in 1950. -What are women’ main jobs ??? http://www.census.gov/newsroom/pdf/women_workforce_slides
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is a powerful tool. One commercial or television show can influence the lives of millions of people by manipulating their beliefs. People want to believe the media‚ and for that reason‚ it can easily control the expectations of a community. In the 1950’s many men returned from war which meant women were no longer needed to fill men’s jobs. The media began to depict women as housewives and unemployed moms. Society began to follow the sexist “templates” displayed on TV‚ newspapers‚ and ads. A few women
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In the 1950 ’s‚ the ideal family consisted of a hard-working father‚ homemaker mother‚ and a couple of children (preferably one daughter and one son) all living together under a roof in the suburbs on the outskirts of a larger city. This view of the all American modern family was portrayed to society through social media‚ especially‚ and was widely accepted. I have experienced a similar family structure while growing up‚ but still had it ’s differences compared to the normative American family back
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movement gained attention again. The African American Leaders 1890-1920s and 1950s-1960s both used nonviolent ways of approaching their goals; however the leaders of the 1950s-1960s were more direct about it then the leaders of the 1890s to 1920s were‚ At the turn of the century up until 1920‚ African American leaders’ strategies were less direct and more subtle;opposite of those of the African American leaders of the 1950-1960s. During World War I‚ many blacks settled in Harlem‚ New York seeking
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