Conformity and Compliance During the 1950’s The 1950’s are often labeled as an era of conformity and complacency. But how valid is this label? Could the same radical and rebellious Americans of the 1960’s be submissive and compliant just one decade earlier? The answer (for the most part) is yes. The suburbanization‚ consumerism/materialism‚ second Red Scare‚ and "cult of domesticity"� of the 1950’s exemplify this accepting and submissive attitude of Americans. However‚ there are some exceptions.
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1950’s Social and Political issues The 1950’s has been portrayed as the decade of prosperity. Throughout the 1950’s there were many Political issues like a cold war‚ a war against Korea. There was also a big step in segregation between The 1954 Brown v. Board of Education. The events that the United States went through during the 1950’s is what made The United States today. The 1950’s just wasn’t peace and comfort‚ there were a lot of problems like the war against Korea. In 1950‚ just five years
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The 1950’s were the Happy Days for American’s because of the improvements in technology‚ cultural changes‚ booming economy‚ racial advancement‚ but also the baby boom. President Dwight Eisenhower who was elected in 1952 had a major impact on America’s economy. During his term he lowered taxes‚ but also managed to balance the federal government which allowed for consumerism to thrive and government spending to allow for the feeling of security in the economy. He also maintained many of FDR’s social
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since the 1950 era‚ yet some gender roles have remained the same. In the 1950s‚ men were returning from the war and rejoining the workforce. According to the U.S Department of State‚ 2017 many of the returning soldiers opted to leave the blue-collar jobs they had before the war to join the white collared work-force instead. Men were expected to be masculine‚ strong and the bread winners of the family. Ginger Voit wrote an article for synonym.com where she discussed that in the 1950’s men were
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In this essay I will explore the subculture of modernists and their musical‚ cultural and fashion influences that lead to the development of the movement during the late 1950’s. I will also discuss in depth the impact the media had on ‘mods’ and how this acted as a catalyst for the inevitable divide of the subculture. This will be carried out with reference to the infamous clash of mods and rockers at Brighton on 18th May 1964 with discussion to the way in which newspapers chose to report the event
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The transformation of gender equality since the 21st century is one of the most profound and significant social changes in human history. However‚ during the 1950’s male dominance was mostly present amongst societies and cultures‚ where men and women were often viewed as occupying significantly different roles in society. This included men being viewed as the family’s main source of income and the dominant figure of the family‚ whereas women being the domestic caregivers‚ with the sole responsibility
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across the term‚ witch hunts‚ they have the common propensity to imagine Satanism‚ witches brewing magical potions‚ and the Salem Witch Trials. The McCarthy Witch Hunts usually aren’t the first thing to pop up in their heads. During the late 1950’s and early 1960’s while the United States of America was fighting in the Cold War against the Soviet Union with hopes of protecting its sovereignties and freedoms‚ the growing fear of Communism and rising popularity of Anti-Communism threatened both the freedoms
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Life today is very fast-paced. Everyone is in a hurry to get somewhere and will push you out of the way to get there‚ like it’s some kind of race. In our personal lives‚ we have our cell phones‚ and maybe a home phone‚ scheduled play dates for our kids‚ microwaves‚ satellite TV‚ home security systems that don’t involve dogs‚ solar landscape lighting‚ automatic underground sprinkler systems for our lawns‚ and compact fluorescent lights to replace the incandescent bulbs that waste energy. In the business
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The Independent Record Labels of the 1950’s and 1960’s History of Music Production Eric Eller Throughout the 1950’s and 1960’s‚ a wave of new musical movements by independent record labels and new artists emerged in the United States. This movement is captured in the stories of those label creators and owners‚ and in the turbulent journey through their successes and failures. The first emergence was fueled by multiple factors: competitive economic circumstances‚ up-and-coming local musical
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The history of Barbie’s trace back to the 1950’s. Dolls have generally changed in size and appearance over the years. Growing up every holiday‚ birthday or Christmas I would want a new doll. My mother was the same way‚ as soon as she found out she was having a daughter she found all her old dolls to pass on. My favorite doll she passed down to me was her Barbie. Barbie dolls were the coolest dolls because they had different hair and different eye colors. Still to this day Barbie’s have been produced
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