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    take place‚ but haven’t exactly changed. Even though this country is in a completely different place than it was in the 1950’s somehow these stubborn ideals have endured the test of time‚ like how women belong in the kitchen taking care of the children and men provide for the family‚ or how divorce is frowned upon even when a majority of marriages end in separation or divorce. 1950 was a tough time for the United States and during this time a sparkle of comedic gold appeared that went by the name of

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    Black American’s faced a series of disadvantages in the early 1950’s.They ranged from having to use different restrooms that white people all the way up to fearing for their lives in case the Ku Klux Klan showed up. Another problem which was a significant disadvantage was the Jim Crow laws‚ named after a black character in a program in that year. This rule forbids a lot of things to Negroes and blacks like white and black people swimming together or playing cards together. It forbids trivial things

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    the modern era‚ to the world of today‚ the family dynamic has changed significantly. From family structure‚ to relation to technology‚ to social interaction within the family unit‚ all have evolved in different ways. While the family of the 60s was just entering a beginning of the modern age‚ While the family of today exist the midst of the Modern Age Life in the 60s was an exciting time‚ with the space race in full swing. In this time period‚ the family unit would normally consist of a father‚ a

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    Journal of Marital and Family Therapy doi: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2009.00166.x April 2011‚ Vol. 37‚ No. 2‚ 153–168 UNDERSTANDING THE EXPERIENCE OF BLACK CLIENTS IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY Christiana I. Awosan Drexel University Jonathan G. Sandberg Brigham Young University Cadmona A. Hall Past research on Black clients’ utilization of therapy focused on the barriers that prevent Black clients from attending therapy and the reasons for these barriers. However‚ few studies have been

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    1.5 million Black men… In prison. B. Consequences of enslavement… Destruction of black family life. C. Population of African Americans…12% D. Population of incarcerated African Americans… 42% E. Fatherhood… Prison removes the father from his functional role as a father leading to the destruction of family life. Motherhood… With the father in prison‚ the mother is left to be the bread winner. F. Rap music consumers… are majority white because rap music presents images of blacks that are comforting

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    three young Black males: Tre Styles (Cuba Gooding‚ Jr.)‚ Darrin “Doughboy” Baker (Ice Cube)‚ and Ricky Baker (Morris Chestnut). The audience witnesses how racism‚ indifference‚ rampant violence‚ and the increasing disintegration of the Black family in South Central Los Angeles militate against the coming of age of these three Black males. one of the most damaging structural elements in the film is the Black family itself. The film exposes an increasing dissolution of the Black family in South Central

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    of tuberculosis.  She was totally against Indira’s proposed marriage with Feroze.  Why? No one tells us that! Now‚ who is this Feroze?  We are told by many that he was the son of the family grocer.  The grocer supplied wines‚etc. to Anand Bhavan (previously known as Ishrat Manzil)  What was the family grocer’s name?  One frequently hears that Rajiv Gandhi’s grandfather was Pandit Nehru.  But then we all know that everyone has two grandfathers‚ the paternal and the maternal grandfathers

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    The 1950’s was a time where war soldiers were coming home and were given the opportunity to go back to their families and begin a new life or create one; the war was over. There were new opportunities arising‚ and suburbs were becoming the norm. Racial segregation was coming to an end‚ we added two new states to the United States of America‚ and families were beginning to have babies left and right. Music started to change with Rock n’ Roll‚ clothing and fashion was changing‚ inventions were being

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    There is a reason why the 1950s are so memorable : It is a decade where a huge amount of noteworthy and life-changing events happened. This is the decade that the King‚ Prince‚ and the future King of Pop were born. While Elvis Presley was singing “Can’t Help Falling in Love”‚ Marilyn Monroe was actually falling in love with Joe DiMaggio. The movie Grease is a great representation of life in the 1950s and the wild lifestyle they had. The 1950s was the most influential decade due to the developments

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    The 1950’s were quite radical in fact‚ this is the decade that began rock n’ roll‚ the civil rights movement‚ better family living‚ advances in technology‚ Fashion‚ medical research‚ other wonderful things this country was not used to seeing or hearing. The 1950’s were looked at more as a state of mind or a way of living rather than just another decade or time era in American history. Everything was peaceful now‚ which looking back on the two world wars and the great depression this country was not

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