Pop Culture In The 1950's

When I read “What We Really Miss About the 1950’s”, Stephanie Coontz provides many data and reports to support the positive side and negative sides of the 1950’s. On my first impression, the 1950’s sounded a pretty good era. People just get through the World War II. Many young men came back home or just build their new home.After so many years, American people can do everything at once again. However,every coin has two sides.Some heavy things such as racism, woman’s rights,and McCarthyism. I have to ask myself a question “ Do we really miss those old days?”. Or more specific, “why some time we said those old days are good?”. I do want to argue which era is the best. I just want to focus on why sometime people said old days are better and we

Throughout recent history, the fifties proved to be the most interesting to me because not only was it a time of great economic expansion; but it was also known as a period where current citizens and leaders of the United States frowned upon. The “Golden Age” proved to be one of the most outbreaking movements of the industrial age. This period in American history gave citizens of the United States access to a better standard of living, transformed American agriculture, and brought the rise of the suburban nation. Remarkably, the employment rate for women had skyrocketed during the year of 1955 proving that

During the 1950's, the United States experienced great change with the end of World War II, making it difficult to label the busy decade. America was the most powerful nation in the world and it was a time of complacency. The United States accepted two new states, Hawaii and Alaska (www.fifties.com). The science world boomed with new inventions; televisions broadcast nationally; rock n' roll was popular; commercial hotel and fast food chains became common; the car industry exploded; vaccinations for measles and polio were discovered; and birth control pills were introduced (Layman VII). Another event in the 1950’s was the ratification of the 21st Amendment, which limited presidents to two terms in office. The 1950's "baby

As World War Two came to a close, a new American culture was developing all across the United States. Families were moving away from crowded cities into spacious suburban towns to help create a better life for them during and after the baby boom of the post-war era. Teenagers were starting to become independent by listing to their own music and not wearing the same style of clothing as their parents. Aside from the progress of society that was made during this time period, many people still did not discuss controversial issues such as divorce and sexual relations between young people. While many historians regard the 1950s as a time of true conservatism at its finest, it could really be considered a time of true progression in the

World War II had just ended. Women that were working because their husbands were out fighting in the war came back home when the war ended. The 1940’s ended and it was time for a new decade. The 1950’s were looked as a state of mind or a way of living instead of another time in American history. The 1950’s were the most influential decade in American history because the civil rights act began, fashion was completely new and trendy there were more much advancement in entertainment and medicine, and suburban life was much more functional than any other decade in America.

television became the new standard for life. By the 1950s, it was the only thing people could think

During the 1950’ many public and social booms happened. For instance the Baby Boom was huge in the 1950’s. In 1957 it was estimated that 1 baby was born every 7 seconds. (Silverman 1) Also suburban living was expanding and becoming very common. Starting in

During the 1950’s many new cultural, political, and social standards were set that people conformed to. There was a new want for civil and equal rights to women and minorities, including things that seem so common now, like voting, and going to public schools. These are things that we do everyday now that many people were not allowed to do back then. Our political leaders saw this want for rights during this time period, and used that to their advantage. Many of them campaigned for equal rights and cultural and societal reform. Because of this during the 1950’s our country was changed forever, in a way that would benefit us still today. There were many problems along the way though, and although it was a bumpy road it’s a trip our country will

The United States has changed immensely since 1950. Americans were worried and anxious about a post-WWII depression that never occurred. 1946 was the year that saw the most marriages. Families started to grow, the economy boomed, people began to own cars and televisions, and much more.

The 1950s was a huge time of change in the world. After World War ll, a record breaking 4 million babies were born each year, this time period became known as the Baby Boom. This rise in population was well needed, there was tons of factories made during the war that needed employees. The 1950s not only changed population, but it changed

The fifties was a period of the emergence of civil rights groups. As with any issue of this time, their main goal was put an end to segregation. Many reasons caused this vision to launch. African Americans argued why the U.S. was fighting overseas but ignored its central issues at home. Higher education and the rise of the black middle class added to the start of the civil rights movement. The laws during this time

I agree with the author on even though 1950s get more votes compared to other decades, however, it still have a lot of mixed pros and cons. The 1950s sound like a great decade for many family to have a better life because of better economy. However, there still a lot of sexism and racism which cause the decade sound like a nightmare for an Asian girl like me. The 1950s decade is not a good decade to live in even though it have a lot things that help family to have a better life. For example, the author give the reader some statistics : “ In Philadelphia, for example, the City of Brotherly Love, there were more than 200 racial incidents over housing in the first six months of 1950s alone” (40). It is hard to even find a place to live during

Most of these television shows would have a specific weekly schedule like they are today. Many people would get together with their families or a group of friends and watch a certain show on the same day, at the same time, every week (“Everyday Life in the 1950s” 1). This phenomenon led to people rescheduling meetings, doctor’s appointments, and other important events just for their favorite television show (Mussari 61). Once people started giving television shows a priority in their schedule instead of more important uses of their time, it showed how the United States’ population’s schedules were affected by the average home television in the 1950’s.

The 1950s and 1960s represented a shift in the Cold War and society within the United States that would come to be a defining time period in United States history. At this point, the Soviet Union and the United States are in the full swing of the Cold War as well as taking actions that would increase the tension and fears of the time. Most importantly, the 1950s and 1960s would serve as a true example on how global the Cold War was. The struggles between the two world super powers would touch every corner of the globe with lasting impacts. The relationship between the United States domestic developments and the Cold War are in direct correlation with each other, and were easily impacted by the other. As the Cold War treaded on, the idea of

The decade of the 1950s represents an era where life was balanced, simple, and innocent. A time in the American history where a high school education promised a comfortable living and where family values were presented to audiences through television shows. In the article, Coontz argues that the simplicity and innocence that the people who lived in this time period enjoyed came at a high price. Coontz claims that generally those who felt that the 1950s was the "best time for children to grow up" would show their dislike for the treatment of women. They also would add that they would not particularly enjoy living with the most "of the fathers they knew in their neighborhoods." She also points out the economic and social reasons why the 1950s is so appealing to quite a lot of people. There were lower divorce rates, federal economic expansion programs, corporate tax programs, and