During the 1950s‚ after World War II‚ the economy was booming‚ and many Americans were living “the American Dream‚” or enjoying material comfort. By 1956‚ the majority of Americans no longer had industrial jobs‚ such as working in the factories‚ producing goods. Instead‚ more Americans were working in professional occupations that paid more than the industrial jobs‚ such as sales‚ insurance‚ communications‚ and advertising. In addition‚ Americans in the 1950s had more leisure time than ever‚ working
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image of the ideal woman in the 1890s and 1950s. In which era did women have more freedom? How so? There were many similarities as well as differences between the women of the 1890s and the women of the 1950s. Both eras of women had similar household duties and responsibilities‚ along with some differences as well. Their duties in the work area however were different. The women in the 1950s were expected to be perfect in every way‚ and every family wanted that ideal women in their home at
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The average number of marriages has declined since the 1950’s for various reasons that scholars have tried to explain through their research (Vanorman & Scommegna‚ 2016). Even with the legalization of same sex marriage‚ there has been a decline in the number of married adults in the United States. In 1960‚ about three-quarters of all American adults were married‚ compared to 2014 where the number had decreased to about half of all American adults being married (Vanorman & Scommegna‚ 2016). The United
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Marriage and family I agreed the family is one of society’s most basic and important institutions; therefore‚ studying the family is integral to understanding the larger society in which we live. While most of us grow-up in some sort of family and thus have direct experience with its forms and functions‚ generally we do conceptualize our families as socially and historically constructed institutions. To help provide a sociological framework for understanding our own families as well as those of
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“Minorities experienced racism in suburbia in the 1950’s.”(Kruse) Through the postwar‚ government started developing on highways‚ housing‚ and others so on. FHA (Federal Housing Administration) started to build big‚ nice houses in outside of the city area. Which is now called “Suburbia”. The main idea of suburbia was having bigger house without lots of money‚ better social community and nice neighborhood.“Better housing and jobs‚ cheap consumer credit‚ safe and healthy neighborhoods
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America’s love for marijuana 1950-2000 “A Critical Analysis” By Mohsin Aftab Prof: Thomas Anderson CJ-411 In this paper I will be analyzing the various aspects of American culture in terms of drug use and abuse particularly marijuana‚ such as legislation‚ the media’s relationship to drug use‚ drug use and advertising. I have chosen to discuss the time period spanning from 1950-2000. According to the research‚ marijuana is the most used drug in the U.S. besides tobacco
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Before the 1950’s anxiety was mainly treated with barbiturates and meprobamate. However‚ these drugs have disadvantages linked to dependence and abuse. Consequently‚ there was a need for new medication with fewer side effects [1]. In the 1950’s‚ Sternbach‚ a chemist at Roche‚ started looking for a new anxiolytic. He started this process by using benzheptoxdiazines‚ molecules which he had previously worked with. He synthesised new compounds using his key product and secondary amines. After having
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Briefly discuss the characteristics and functions of the family as a Social Institution in the Caribbean. In society‚ human beings organize themselves into units such as families or households based on a biological relationship‚ marriage or kinship. According to George Peter Murdock (1949) the family is a social group characterized by common residence‚ economic co-operation and reproduction. It includes adults of both sexes‚ at least two of whom maintain a socially approved
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Describe the 1950’s in America. To what extent was this an era of hope? For whom? Why? I) Referred to as Affluent Society or “golden age”. American idea of freedom was economic abundance. This was a time of prosperity for the middle class (60% of Americans). Between 1946-1960‚ American gross national product more than doubled. The Cold War fueled industrial production. This lead to an increase in wages and more jobs. II) American Standard of living increased. Former luxuries became
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The 1950`s was an amazing time to decade and an exciting time in the U.S. This time period had an immense economic surge in U.S. This 1950`s decade was thrilling because of new fashion styles‚ less crimes and the booming music. The fashion was exaggerating in the 1970`s because of the new fashion styles that were coming out. The new fashion styles were booming (source 1‚ paragraph 1). The styles wa used to be a common standard of looks(source 1‚ paragraph 5). Some of the larges styles were going
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