1950s

Even though movie attendance dropped following the Second World War, people still flocked to the cinemas for a few hours of entertainment. By the mid-1950s, however, things had begun to change. No longer was film the top source of visual entertainment, but it now had another medium with which to compete—television. Some of the biggest studios in the 1950s teamed up with network television companies to get a foot into the door of the television field. The shows that the studios produced on ABC…

Throughout the 1950’s, there was an ongoing political clash between conservatives and liberals. During the time, liberals approved the idea of political and social change to provide equality for all. On the opposing side, conservatives believed that political and social views should stay the same, and to limit change. Conservatives rejected change in the society and the idea of communism. As conservatives rejected this idea of change, this helped create the idea of a nuclear or ideal family and…

Television programs throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s confronted race in the United States. African American’s had always been misrepresented on television, or if portrayed, the characters would embody racial stereotypes. Therefore, in the late 1960’s, African Americans began to receive more prominent roles in popular American television programs on big networks. This era was a major time for a change in race relations in the African American community in the media. The representation of…

decades, gender roles were more segregated in the 1950’s than they were in even colonial times. In the 1950s, there were rigid gender roles represented in popular culture. To start off, magazines in the 1950s were filled with degrading advertisements for women, “The magazines of the time were filled with images of dedicated housewives whose only pleasures were that their families were satisfied and their chores made easier” (“Women’s Roles in the 1950s”). This quote asserts the idea that…

changes in American society because rock and roll was started during the civil rights movement for desegregation. Rock and roll brought different races together because they were able to connect to the music. This type of music was very amazing in the 1950’s because different races were able to come together and realize that they are not that different. During this time R&B music was not as popular as it is today because Rhythm and Blues did not connect to several different races like Rock and…

the 1950 's The 1950 's was a very flourishing decade and the economy was prospering because Americans were spending more on items that were once scarce during the war. The growing rate of the nations supplies and services actually doubled and rose from approximately $300 billion in 1950 to $500 billion in 1960.The increase in spending, fueled by the cold war and military spending during the Korean conflict, was an very important boost to the economy. The fundamentals of the prosperous 1950 's…

changing with the times and the seasons of society. Many tend to fantasize about the “ideal” nuclear family in the 1950’s: a father who went to work in an office in a suit and tie, a mother who cleaned the house in heels and cooked every meal, two and a half children that were well behaved, and a house with a white picket fence. However, this image is not a true depiction of the 1950’s. Rather than seeing the restraints and precautions had on the family, individuals are swayed by this myth of a…

Many of people would love to live in a different time than their own. However, the position that varies on the topic is when. It all depends on one’s personal values and hobbies. A good decade to live in would be the 1950’s. This is due to the music, propaganda posters, and automobiles. The music of the fifties is remembered for having fantastic artists such as Elvis Presley, The Ink Spots, and The Andrews Sisters. Artists at this time were very proud. Being held as great musicians due to…

Racial discrimination is a serious problem in our society, but was even worse of a problem in the 1950’s. Discrimination against African Americans in the 1950’s caused different struggles such as lack of education and lack of income, even all the way down to informed consent, or better yet the lack of. African Americans faced everyday struggles because of these things like not being able to get a good education because they were “different” and not having good jobs so they weren’t able to have…

defined as art from the late 1860s through the 1960s, which examines current (then) artistic, cultural, and social standards. The most common of these being the task that artists face in creating works of that abandons any form of illusionism. By the 1950s through the 1960s, modernism in art was challenged through the ever expanding growth of art reproduction, the art market, galleries and art dealers, and the development of fine art education in universities, etc. Also, during this time, art…