There are a variety of reasons for the increase in tourism levels. First and foremost‚ things have changed over time‚ socially and economically. In the 1950’s‚ very few families had a car‚ now almost every family have at least one car‚ if not multiple vehicles. This means that people can drive to airports‚ to ferry ports‚ etc. Another reason is due to employment laws; there has been a huge increase in leisure time. This is down to more people receiving paid annual leave (4 weeks on average)‚ people
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24 January 2013 What We Really Miss About the 1950s Summary In What We Really Miss About the 1950s‚ author Stephanie Coontz explores the infatuation that many Americans have with the 1950s and attempts to set the record straight regarding the various positives and negatives that are associated with the decade. She begins by explaining that there is actually a great deal of merit toward the idea of the 50s being an excellent decade in which to live‚ but not necessarily for the reasons that initially
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understandably took away from the individual and more or less "conformed" society in the 50’s. The 1950’s deserves its reputation as an age of political‚ social‚ and cultural conformity to a great extent. Eisenhower’s actions to improve old policies were indeed a political conformity. Society was being surrounded with leisure activities that no doubt accepted the customs of its culture. During the decade of 1950‚ American citizens desired for a decisive leadership. The president was ready to support and
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The 1950s and 1960s were times of unprecedented change‚ and Australian society was influenced greatly by American popular culture‚ through various mediums‚ such as: music‚ film‚ television and fashion. This especially affected teenagers. It will be explained how Australian society was impacted by American popular culture‚ and also why American popular culture had such an affect. Australian developed its own responses to these influences‚ and the extent of this will also be explored. The 1950s meant
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changed dramatically. Since the 1950’s‚ women have slowly but surely evolved into the individuals one sees today in public offices or even law firms. Although women in the 1950’s and today have dealt with similar stereotypes‚ today life has greatly improved because women aren’t as pressured to get married‚ are taken more seriously in the business world‚ and are even making as much or more money as men. However‚ as the popularity of television grew in the 1950s‚ so did America’s obsession
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Wait Till Next Year‚ by Doris Kearns Goodwin‚ is a personal memoire of Goodwin’s life growing up in Rockville Centre‚ New York during the 1950s. Goodwin talks about multiple members of her family‚ including her father‚ Michael‚ her mother‚ Helen‚ her two sisters‚ Charlotte and Jeanne‚ and her best friend while growing up‚ Eileen. The memoire includes many memories of how she and her family were affected during the atomic bomb and McCarthyism. Also in her story‚ she highlights the good and bad things
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list and identify their significance during the 1950s: The Mickey Mouse Club Interstate highways Dishwashers Automobiles Hi-Fis and stereos Poodle skirts Drive-in theaters Levittown Dr. Spock Ozzie and Harriett I Love Lucy Persistent poverty Black urban migration Urban renewal Beatniks (beats) American Bandstand Elvis Presley James Dean Event Significance Poodle Skirts Poodle skirts were a big hit in the 1950s because they were an easy and fashionable way
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Mona Lisa Smile December 10th‚ 2012 Part A: Using the movie as a source‚ how have roles changed in respect to how women are viewed in society since the 1950s? How have things not changed? Since the 1950s‚ roles have changed in respect to how women were viewed in society. The film Mona Lisa Smile depicts the traditional ideology of a woman’s role in society as a domestic homemaker as well as the new idea of an educated woman. Education was utilised to teach respectable women how to prepare
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The Good Wife Guide The “Good Wife Guide” is an advisory text from the 1950’s telling typical 1950’s women on how to accomplish their role as a “good wife”. The mood set throughout the entire text is completely imperative based (e.g. “Clear away clutter” and “Be happy to see him”). This creates a rather stern and overpowering tone‚ connoting that women in the 1950’s were being ‘told’ what to do. Other parts of the text seem to suggest that women had no right to make any individual decisions and
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of the fact that Uncle John was an aspiring real estate lawyer and wanted nothing to do with criminal law. As I was saying before the 1950s was a time of pre-civil rights. Which means there was still segregation in “black people” and “white people”. But what is failed to mention is that in the 1950s‚ also‚ homosexuals were segregated. Actually‚ in the 1950s homosexuality was considered a disease‚ not like who it is accepted today‚ as it is not a disease but a freedom of choice. Charlie was a black
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