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    advertisements that convey an unrealistic expectation for most everyday women. Whereas‚ teenagers have grown to interpret advertisements as a model for how they should appear physically. Marilyn Monroe was perceived as the epitome of beauty in the 1950s. The well-known sex symbol was recognized because of her curvaceous build. But for instance‚ Twiggy‚ a popular model in the midst of the 1960s‚ later set a misconstrued standard to what was beautiful. With the rising of her stardom‚ the glamorization

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    Strickland Professor Boze English 1120 13 February 2012 Lady and the Tramp and Cultural Stereotypes in the 1950’s Cultural Studies is the study of shared patterns of behavior and the evolution of them over a period of time. Cultural studies are important because it plays a huge part in social transformation and informs us on the world’s view of certain topics like race‚ and through race‚ stereotypes are naturally created. The cultural of race has been a huge phenomenon of great importance over

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    Bao Le English 12 9/13/14 The 1950s was an era of various social changes for both men and women. It was a restructuring of the roles people played in society; women had worked and continued to do so‚ children were no longer expected to work and the teenager was created. However within this era there was a stereotype of the perfect housewife "who kept a spotless home‚ had her husband’s dinner ready as soon as he walked through the door from work and single-handed raised the children

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    communication and through media (Kerr & Multon‚ 2015‚ p. 184) Figure 1 demonstrates a common stereotype in the 1950’s‚ Del Monte Ketchup categorising women as dependent‚ weak and fragile. The advertisement shows a very surprised woman holding a bottle of ketchup with the words “You mean a woman can open it?” implying women are incapable of completing a simple task. The advert demonstrates that women in the 1950’s were inferior

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    1950s Consumerism

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    The 1950’s are considered a decade of simplicity for most Americans. While the country was experiencing economic and social growth most American felt at home with them selves. Family stability was monumental‚ and the formation of the suburbs created an urban working class associated with a rural family atmosphere. Americans were leaving work to arrive home and be free and independent within their own ideas of security. During this period the American family was much more than just security‚ it

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    1950s Essay

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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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    Fashion in the 1950s

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    B-FH103 Cultural and Contextual Studies‚ Fashion 2. Social changes had great influences in Fashion in the 1950s. Analyse two aspects of such social changes as discussed in the lectures‚ which is reflected in Fashion Design. Cite no more than two designers as case studies. Tan Xue Hui Amanda Name FMI-1B/ 14161 Class /ID No. Lucinda Law Lecturer 2012 LASALLE College of the Arts Faculty of Design Singapore Accepted by the Faculty of

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    and stereotypes affect others’ understandings of ourself? Stereotypes and perspective can affect other’s understanding of ourselves. Whether positively or negatively‚ what group‚ religion‚ or culture we are in can define us. Whether the stereotypes about your group are true or false‚ they still are a part of who you are‚ even though it may be completely inaccurate. In the novel‚ The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ there are two separate social groups‚ the socs’ and the greasers. The stereotypes and their

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    Conformity In The 1950s

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    When most people think of the 1950s in America they think of a fantasy life. People always say stuff like “I wish I was born lived in the 50s” or “Why can’t things still be like they were in the 50s?”. In reality‚ how much change and diversity was actually happening? Many historians often debate over whether the 1950s was really a time where America was coming together or falling apart. Some historians believe America was conforming and everyone was “the perfect family”; that life was perfect. Other

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    The Booms Of The 1950s

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    2013 The “Booms” of the 1950s After the war during the 1950s many aspects of life started to “boom”. The booming economy‚ booming suburban life‚ and the “baby boom” all occurred. After World War II ended‚ people had positive attitudes about life and wanted to have many children and create the perfect family. People believed their lives would now be prosperous and filled with happiness. Unemployment was low and the middle-class had money to spend. In the beginning of the 1950s everything seemed to

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