over the world. By the end of the second war‚ many were just focused on finally being with their families and recovering what little they had left. So the idea of “change” was most likely coming second to a lot of people. Many families just wanted their old lives back‚ the ones that were before the wars. That I believe held many people to be complacent at the end of the 1940’s and throughout the 1950’s. However‚ in the 1960’s and 1970’s a new generation had emerged. One
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The 1950’s in the United States of America were characterized by a strong fear of communism‚ growing consumerism due to a healthy and fast growing postwar industry and the belief that the nuclear family is the heart of the American society. If we examine these three ideologies closer and oppose them to Stephanie Coontz opinion expressed in her essay “Leave It to Beaver and Ozzie and Harriet: American Families in the 1950s‚”‚ we see that many myths existed about the 1950’s. After World War Two
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We are persuaded through different types of media that the 1950s was a period of economic development‚ a period social change and awareness‚ and a period where women were fulfilled coming back to their pace in the home after the Second World War. Encompassing women with materialistic “necessities” to improve the home and the emphasis on family life and gender roles in the 1950s showed women their place in society. However‚ the expectation of society to fit in with gender roles has consequences. There
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Cherie Fanelle Introduction to Pop Culture 27 November 2013 Television Shows of the 1950’s and Mass Culture During the 1950s‚ the average American was an optimistic reflection of the traditional values of the times. Then as the world around them began to change‚ so did the types of television programming they were exposed to. The era of the 1950s was an extremely confusing time as America was trying to adjust to its new role as a competing superpower and still trying to maintain the strong foundation
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The 1950’s were a restless time. People were moving in the U.S from the cities to the suburbs‚ entertainment was becoming more and more popular‚ civil rights and arts movements were growing‚ and science and technology was becoming more advanced. One of the many books and movies that help to depict the social continuity of the decade was the movie “The Sandlot”. “The Sandlot”‚ though also a very enjoyable and funny movie‚ showed many of these aspects of the 1950’s. From suburbia to sexism‚ the movie
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Sports in the 1950’s Whether it’s Mark McGwire breaking the home run record‚ Terell Davis breaking the rushing record‚ or superstars retiring‚ Americans have always had a fascination with sports. Sports have provided entertainment even before radio or television. Sports provided many things for the fans that watched them. Sports allowed communities to grow stronger and provided great athletes to look up to. With the arrival of television sports took on a whole new meaning. Being able to watch
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1950s Sports How well do you know the 1950s? The 1950s was the beginning of major things changing‚ from the way war is fought to the integration of sports and life itself. Even though war and segregation has been around for a huge part of history things were changing soon. The 1950s was a time of change and rebuilding‚ but it had its violent times as well.. Times were changing in the 1950s with African Americans standing up for their rights and wanting to end segregation. “The Montgomery bus boycott
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Standout individual Australians at the Olympics include sprinter Betty Cuthbert and swimmers Murray Rose and Dawn Fraser. • The 1950s were a stand-out decade for Australian sport. • Sporting success‚ particularly on the world stage‚ has enabled the creation of a distinct national identity. • Australia reigned supreme in world tennis and cricket throughout the 1950s with stars
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of World War II (1939–45)‚ many people considered the 1950s to be the beginning of a modern world‚ full of new products that would make their lives easier. The bright‚ the shiny‚ and the new were valued above all‚ and fashions reflected this. Hair spray‚ made of liquid plastics and vinyl that harden when they are sprayed on the hair to form a kind of shell that keeps the hair from falling out of its style‚ became very popular during the 1950s and early 1960s. Styles were crisp and clean‚ and hairstyles
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