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    negative reactions I had received on a daily basis. I gravitated towards neckties and bowties for their style and sophistication. I would have gladly worn them without a crowd. This lack of social conformity‚ however‚ was not met with much enthusiasm. Reactions were never soul-crushing‚ but the customary “What on earth are you wearing?” or the occasional “This is a public school. You don’t need to wear a tie‚ weirdo.” wasn’t exactly

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    a stigma against divorced people‚ and focuses unnecessarily on divorced women. Divorced women get the house‚ they get the car‚ they get the kids. Divorced women get‚ get‚ get‚ while their male counterparts do nothing but lose‚ lose‚ lose. In the 1950s‚ however‚ their roles were reversed‚ with the sympathy still in favor of the male members of the household. Men got everything in a divorce: the house‚ car‚ kids‚ money‚ and everyone’s sympathy. A divorced woman

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    From 1933 to 1939 Hitler aimed to achieve a "social revolution" in Germany. He aimed to achieve such social policies within the Youth and Women but particularly through his concept of volksgemeinschaft‚ meaning ’people’s community‚’ he hoped to transform Germany into a strong country based on traditional peasant values." David Schoenbaum has argued that Hitler’s "social revolution" was a fake‚ and perceived as being real‚ due to the influence of Hitler’s propaganda. Hitler effectively aimed to unify

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    Define 1950 S Stuff

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    Defines 1950s Stuff     Conglomerates­​  a major corporation that includes a number of smaller companies in  unrelated industries     Franchises­​  a company that offers similar products or services in many locations‚ also it is  the right that is sold to an individual entrepreneur to open a business using the parent  company’s name and the system that the parent company developed.     Social conformity­ ​ large franchises that standardise the American public    The baby boom­​  WWII soldiers coming home to their families and reproducing

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    The 1950s 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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    The 1950s and the 1960’s and the American Woman : the transition from the ”housewife” to the feminist Vanessa Martins Lamb To cite this version: Vanessa Martins Lamb. The 1950s and the 1960’s and the American Woman : the transition from the ”housewife” to the feminist. 2011‚ pp.106. <dumas-00680821> HAL Id: dumas-00680821 http://dumas.ccsd.cnrs.fr/dumas-00680821 Submitted on 2 Apr 2012 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific research documents

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    1) Do you think conformity with norms in general is a good or bad thing? Why? Conformity can come in useful when we are in unfamiliar surroundings or activities. Everyone has done it in some way or another throughout their life and it really can come in handy with unknown situations. I would say it can be good and bad‚ if there is a social norm that is meant to keep order and peace‚ then conforming to this standard can be considered good. However when the norm is intentionally used to harm or disrupt

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    the American Civil War until the end of Reconstruction‚ the United States of America went through what many believe was a revolution. During this time many constitutional and social developments brought about drastic change in the country. Some constitutional developments that caused conflict were the Emancipation Proclamation‚ three civil rights bills‚ and the reconstruction‚ never the less some social developments which could potentially lead to a revolution were the Freedmen’s Bureau‚ the Black

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    An important point is that social attitudes in the 1950s‚ the knowledge of queer theory which is stated that the concept of gender is constructed by gender ideology and the inconstant identity of human can circulate through the life experiences are not stated as a central role in the society. Definitively‚ it means that the perception about the homosexuality is complicated to achieve and unacceptable for most people in the society. Thus‚ it is showed that the homosexuality is regarded as a prohibition

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    Confronting Iran explains Iranian- U.S. relations from the early 1950s when the Mosaddeq Coup (1953) occurred until present day relations involving nuclear politics. Ali Ansari makes it clear that conflict has always been at the forefront of these two nations history and in the conclusion Ansari says “The cultural structure of their relationship is such that it encourages conflict (Page 241).” From Carter all the way to Bush‚ Ansari feels that U.S. presidents have failed at their goal of negotiating

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