media (mainly TV)‚ led to the emergence of a whole new market‚ teenagers. In Roland Marchand ’s “Visions of Classlessness” and Kelly Schrum’s “Making the American Girl”‚ the authors discuss the factors such as‚ effects of television‚ mass consumption‚ and increased income‚ which led to this new markets and some of the problems that came from it. In “Visions of Classlessness”‚ the main point that Marchand ’s make is that after WW II American people envisioned a society where class was no longer an issue
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In the 1950s women were getting married incredibly young‚ having children‚ and becoming housewives. They woke up‚ fed and dressed their children‚ sent them to school‚ cleaned the house‚ went to club activities with their children‚ made dinner‚ then repeated it all the next day. Eventually‚ women started to feel that they were stuck in a glass cage. There was a whole world right outside their window‚ but they could not have any of it. They were told that being a housewife was everything they should
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School Life in the 1950’s School Life in the 1950’s was harder than today because the facilities were few and inadequate. Teachers were stricter and corporal punishment was still in use. They had fewer subjects and wealth‚ discrimination‚ sexism and racism meant they could only do certain subjects. After World War 2 there was a baby boom and as a result in the 1950’s schools were quickly filling up as the children enrolled. The enrolments increased as much as 30% over the ‘baby-boomers’ decade. In
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The 1950`s was an amazing time to decade and an exciting time in the U.S. This time period had an immense economic surge in U.S. This 1950`s decade was thrilling because of new fashion styles‚ less crimes and the booming music. The fashion was exaggerating in the 1970`s because of the new fashion styles that were coming out. The new fashion styles were booming (source 1‚ paragraph 1). The styles wa used to be a common standard of looks(source 1‚ paragraph 5). Some of the larges styles were going
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RESEARCH PROJECT - By Tara Taneja Topic “Evolving of America in 1950’s” Thesis Statement While some may argue that there could have been a more important phase in American history‚ but the truth remains that the1950’s was the most impactful era as we saw higher industrial growth‚ changes in culture and growing disparities between rich and poor. Introduction My topic for this research project is the “Evolving of America in 1950’s”. This era is not just an event in the history but it’s a phase
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John Doe Professor Mansito ENC 1101 12:00-1:50 21 October 2013 Essay 1 Sexuality: The 1950’s to Today Sexuality‚ like many other things in our world‚ is an ever changing thing. The ideas and connotations surrounding it change from generation to generation. Because of this‚ the idea of sex in the 1950’s is completely different from the idea of sex today. Today‚ sexuality can be expressed in almost anything we do. Commercials‚ billboards‚ TV shows‚ movies‚ magazine articles‚ and many other
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Prejudice: 1950’s and 60’s The story of African Americans dealing with racism and oppression during the 1950’s and 60’s is not a story unheard by anyone. It is a common story that we hear early in life. It was a real life event that many African Americans had to deal with for many years‚ and still do today. This was and is no way for anyone to live‚ and African Americans knew it was time for them to be treated like human beings. Many events led up to the Civil Rights movement‚ including the story
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Defines 1950’s 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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In the 1950’s‚ gender roles‚ and the behavior of men and women were about as clearly defined as you can get. A new invention called the television popped up‚ and all the popular shows of the day mirrored real life to a tee. Ozzie and Harriet and Leave it to Beaver were just two of the regular shows that the whole family would sit down and watch together. And why not? The shows of the day reflected the 1950’s family‚ and their values. Families would have breakfast together. The man of the house
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Racism Racism has always been strong in America‚ but in the 1950’s there was more to be concerned about. There were laws for African Americans that would make them not as equal as whites. African Americans were only allowed to use their own bathrooms‚ school’s‚ water fountains‚ hospitals and busses. Racism in the 1950s was far aggressive with segregation and violence from today. Many African Americans lost family members during this time period. Many were adults but there were still children.
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