1950s

economic depression. During World War 2 Americas economy produced many war products, but in the 1940s after the war was over the economic frame worked switched to produce goods for the consumers. Consumerism was significant in the late 1940s and 1950s because many people could enjoy goods that were made for them, as well as new products that they would be later introduced to, and wages were increasing steadily for workers. Because of the money America had saved during the war, America was able…

Teen Depression IS Relevant During the 1950’s, 6% of teenagers experienced depression. Today 20% of teens will experience depression before adulthood. That’s 1 in every 5 teens versus in the 1950’s where the rate was 1 in every 17 teens. The Catcher in the Rye is completely relevant to today's teens, if not more relevant than in was when it was written. The amount of teenagers that experience depression has tripled since the 1950’s, therefore this book is relevant to the teens today who…

Form the changing backdrops of 1960s fashion photography, also came a major change in the type of fashion portrayed. There was a total overhaul from 1950’s fashion to 1960’s. No longer were the models were haughty and stylised, as before in the 1950, where much of the attention was focused on those who were rich and famous. Entering this new era of British fashion photography meant their was a a calling for “someone you and touchable, someone who was part of the world in which you lived and…

happy, or angry. Also music has been with humans for as long as I can remember. In 700 B.C vocals were added to the music they had and that took a different road and developed music much more than what they knew. Fast forwarding to the 1940s and 1950s the music industry started to grow and rise due to a new genre invented called “ Rock N Roll”. It all first started it in the late 1940s during World War II, Chicago, Memphis, New York, St. Louis and many, many more cities were some of the first to…

B.F. Skinner, an American psychologist, first became well known in the world of psychology in the late 1930s, when he created the new phase “operate conditioning”. Operate conditioning, positive and negative reinforcement would soon be what he become famous for in the late 1940s. According to McLeod (2015), Skinner’s idea for operate conditioning came from studies done by Thorndike were he made his theory the “Law of Effect. Reinforcement is the main difference between Skinner’s and Thorndike’s…

The decade of the 1950s saw the film business create a few religious movies which pulled in substantial groups of onlookers and wide-spread attention. The considerable religious enthusiasm of the decade recommended an instant group of onlookers for such films as Hollywood…

Unraveling of time as a Film technique to visually reflect reality Film’s are enjoyed worldwide due to the unique subjective instruments behind the director’s eye that influences the viewer to analyze several key creative differences in society, or their own lives. The technique in which the director uses to effectively unravel storytelling principles through film editing and intricate camera shots is solely up to the filmmaker themselves. In the 1993 Harold Ramis comedy, “Groundhog Day”,…

Around When Rock and Roll rose in the 1950’s and 60’s parents began questioning themselves if they believed that Rock and Roll music was the cause for the breaking down of America’s traditional family which separated the ties between America’s youth from family values and morality, sexual, and racial customs. After WWII, people were ready to live life a little, be able relax, and live I up (Repellent). From the big jazz concert band music of the early 1950’s throughout the middle of the decade…

“All About Eve” Margo ultimately triumphs over Eve. To what extent do you agree? Joseph Mankiewicz’s melodrama “All about eve”, in the context of the 1950’s provides the audience with an insight into the pretentious and ruthless world of the theatre. Margo Channing and her newly appointed “junior” competitor Eve are viewed as too ambitious by the 1950’s audience, who encouraged women to be stereotypical wives rather than independent career women. Both actresses attempt to find happiness and…

how my family has reacted as the roles of families have changed over the last eighty plus years could not be passed up. Having a mother who lived as a child during the depression, a young teen during World War II, a young wife, and mother during the 1950’s offer a point of comparison to the future women who followed. Next, seeing how my wife lived during the redefining roles of families in the 1970’s thru the 1980’s and the acceptance of women in new roles. Then lastly, how a daughter who is now…