1950s

television did not take long to grow in popularity. Electronic television became the main source of information and entertainment, replacing the radio. The 1950s was when television really started to get popular. Television was made up of four networks; CBS, NBC, ABC, and DuMont. NBC and CBS were the most popular television networks. The 1950s is sometimes regarded as the golden age of television due to the high popularity the shows held and some even hold still today. Some examples of…

during the 1950’s and 1960’s simply because of their dark skin. Most people in Kansas City during this time wanted to keep the races separate. “… an overwhelming majority of the city 's white residents favored the expansion of segregation.” (Peavler 1). The schools that the black children attended were exceptionally…

Simpler times, simpler minds, and unified visions of family life is what the 1950’s sitcoms brought to television viewers all throughout America. Situation comedies similar to Leave it to Beaver, I Love Lucy, and Ozzie and Harriet set the stage for how nuclear families were supposed to perform and live life on a daily basis. The issues with the sitcoms that were presented at this time were controlled and were not allowed to relay real world issues and portrayed a superficial vision of a family…

Popular Culture: Beauty and Sexuality in the 1950’s Unit 2 Response Paper SaJuanna McCrary Arizona State University WST 371-Professor Michelle McGibbney Vlahoulis Popular Culture: Beauty and Sexuality in the 1950’s Unit 2 Response Paper After the war America had a different battle within the construct of their societal expectations and views specifically regarding women. Previously they had needed women to leave their role of homemakers and work in jobs solely held by men (Haralovich,…

“The Feminine Mystique”, Betty Friedan defines “the problem that has no name” as the unhappiness of women in the 1950’s. The “problem that has no name” is identified as the dissatisfaction that upper class married women have with their lives as well as the longing for something more grand than their household duties. Friedan blames the media of that time for this growing…

The ideology of the nuclear family in the 1950s was portrayed on any medium as the traditional heterosexual, married couple with children. This ideology was highly valued in the American culture during the 1950s. However, this portrayal of the nuclear family defer from reality of modern Americans because modern Americans have experienced he Sexual Revolution of the 1960s. The liberalization of established social and moral attitudes toward sex was greatly ignored. The women 's liberation…

Gospel music transformed rhythm and blues in the 1950's because of the influence it had in the 1940s. Gospel music was a type of outsider music. It came around in the early part of the 1930s and it made people feel better about themselves. There were many positives things that were told when people sang gospel music. It focused on the positive things in peoples lives. Gospel music influenced some R&B styles of music with styles such as call and response. One particular style that was developed…

Nevertheless, 1950s was widely perceived as a milestone for marketing thought as the mainstream debate stepped in science; this science-led revolution reflected on US business decision-making. In early 1950s Ford Foundation initiated an infuse of scientific theory into US business systems and marketers were quick to get involved. As the consequence, US business schools raised admission standards and included more sciene-related courses to the curriculum (mathematics, statistics, economics, etc.)…

feminine blouse was essential to the wardrobe of a woman during the 1950s. Hats were also a necessity for well dressed women within this time period as well as for men. For men, however, the fashion was stable throughout the 1950s as they continued to wear suits, sport coats, sweaters, and casual wear in similar fabrics. The colors of these clothes generally stayed within the range of dark blue, brown, and charcoal. Throughout the 1950s, conservative fashion was prominent for women, but a few…

The civil rights movement has been presented in history even before the 1950’s, going back in time. After the abolition of slavery, blacks did not have all the rights and couldn’t vote. African-Americans fought over a hundred years to have equal rights. Racial equality began at the end of Reconstruction in the late 1870s. In 1895 with the court case of Plessy vs. Ferguson decision by legalizing “separate but equal”, new law, but when someone is separate are they really equal, and when they are…