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    The 1950s were arguably the golden age of television and many people of a certain age look back fondly at some of the shows of the time – “The Lone Ranger”‚ “I Love Lucy” and “Gunsmoke”. These shows were in black and white and were watched on a set that got its signal from a huge antenna on the roof‚ but they were loved just the same. Almost as compelling as the TV shows themselves‚ were some of the commercials of the time. TV was still a novelty during the 1950s and companies were anxious to cash

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    conformity is “a change in behavior or belief to accord with others” (Myers‚ 2013). In this article from the Wall Street Journal‚ talks about men and women in the worke place‚ how they complete the same assignments and have the same colleges‚ but end up having different experiences. Conformity is usually based differenty towards that of women and men. Due to the fact that women‚ are usually viewed to have the experience harder than men. Even when it comes to the Superior position and how Obedience

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    Conformity: The Compliance of Standards During Conflict Conflict is caused by many things‚ and conflict affected many lives. There are many ways to deal with such conflict‚ one of them being conformity. Conformity is convenient and effective tool that is used in a time of conflict. Susan Bartoletti‚ the author of Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow‚ told the story of Sophie Scholl’s conformity and Joanne Oppenheim‚ the author of Dear Miss Breed‚ shared the experiences of young Japanese

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    Carl Becker‚ author of Everyman His Own Historian‚ explains in his own words the meaning of history. Becker uses a narrative and facts to support his position. Becker begins by dissecting the textbook definition of history. The definition of history begins as‚ “the knowledge of events that have occurred in the past”‚ and later Becker develops the definition to‚ “history is the memory of things said and done.” Becker supports his change to the original definition by analyzing the actual words used

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    Cambridge dictionary‚ conformity is a behaviour that follows the usual standards that are expected by a group or society. Conformity is a type of social influence involving a change in belief or behaviour in order to fit in with a group (McLeod‚ 2008). Taken from a social psychology textbook‚ conformity is the term used for the convergence of individuals’ thoughts‚ feelings‚ and behaviour towards a group’s norms (Mackie & Smith‚ 2007). From the three definitions above‚ conformity‚ when put into simpler

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    and 40’s‚ they sought a return to normalcy and longed to focus on the more private details of existence. Instead of national objectives‚ the public concentrated on family‚ home‚ and career‚ while becoming increasingly absorbed in religion. As the 1950’s saw America in a state of national exhaustion‚ religion-in-general experienced a surge in popularity. Many critical views were silenced or ignored as people became more accepting of a wide variety of beliefs. While the revival was unexpected and

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    Professionalism in the Age of Social Media Introduction Social media‚ like the postal letter‚ telephone and e-mail before it‚ has revolutionized the ways in which people communicate in the modern world. Social networking sites such as Facebook‚ Twitter and YouTube have hundreds of millions of users that have chosen this medium to communicate with the world at large. Blogs‚ Wikis and podcasts further contribute to the dominant communication tool of the modern world: social media. This new form

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    1950's in the U.S.

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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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    Does awareness and knowledge determine whether you show conformity or not? Both Boxer‚ beloved horse of animal farm‚ and Galileo Galileo‚ iconic scientist‚ both had the opportunity to be aware of the ideas of the leaders in their life. Though both had the opportunity to become aware of the ideas of their leaders‚ Boxer chose to ignore becoming aware‚ while Galileo became educated and did not conform to the societal ideas. Conformity comes with the idea of being aware of the of ideas of those around

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    Woman's Role In The 1950s

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    Woman’s Role in the 1950s The role of women in the 1950 was repressive and constrictive in many ways. Society placed high importance and many expectations on behavior at home as well as in public. Women were supposed to fulfill certain roles‚ Such as a caring mother‚ a diligent homemaker‚ and an obedient wife. The perfect mother was supposed to stay home and nurture so society would accept them. A diligent housewife had dinner on the table precisely at the moment her husband arrived from work

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