1950s

American society during the 1950s was completely different from the world today. The world in the 1950s had women that were housewives but not your typical housewives as of today 's day and age. The typical housewives of the 1950s were women who stayed home with the children, cooked, clean, did housework, and handle other tasks that came with the house. There was also a dark side to the average homemaker that many did not like to speak about. During the Cold War family, life was more highlighted…

In the early 1900s, inherited diseases were first linked to chromosomes. Discoveries starting in the 1950s have helped scientists to develop genetic tests for genetic conditions such as Down syndrome, cystic fibrosis, and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Genetic testing was initially used to make or confirm a diagnosis of a genetic condition, and to screen newborns for conditions such as phenylketonuria (PKU), so that early interventions and treatments could be administered. The screening of these…

In the 1950s, life was fairly great for those who lived in the suburbs. The first suburb was developed by Abraham Levitt and his two sons, William and Alfred, he named it Levittown, after himself, of course. It was just pure farming land before he got to it, but after he was done it had become a suburban community that housed thousands of men with their families. A basic Levitt four-room house on a 6,000-square-foot lot sold for $6,900, about 2-1/2 years’ wages. It was criticized as stifling…

visual and auditory senses of the brain (Kruger 29). Schizophrenia is a disease that usually gets worse over time. When schizophrenia was first discovered, many patients were believed to be insane (Kruger 29). Schizophrenia has been researched since the 1950’s and still does not have a cure. Public views, knowledge of symptoms and researching cures to schizophrenia has changed throughout the years. Schizophrenia is a genetically passed gene. “the risk of developing schizophrenia is about one…

During the 1940s and 1950s, psychology experienced a complete transformation that incorporated massive amounts of research and discoveries that had been accumulated earlier in the decade (Haggbloom 139). The aftermath of World War II lead to a demand for psychological services which fueled this transformation by giving psychologists the opportunity to put new methods into practice (Street). Author J.D. Salinger, known for his work The Catcher in the Rye, was one of the soldiers who experienced…

The Compromise of 1950 was made to avert a possible Civil War. The Compromise stated when a state was admitted, it was either a slave or free state and another would be free if the first one was a slave state, and vice versa. National Women’s Rights Convention in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dred Scott decision by the Supreme Court. After being brought to free territory by his owner, Scott sued for his freedom. The court ruled that he has never free, denied that he was a citizen, and denied him…

60s, things were not looking so bright. While the 50s were full of prosperity, conformity, and consensus, there were still disagreements leading to the very different turbulence, protests, and disillusionment of the 60s. In part, Americans in the 1950s were prosperous and conforming to the life that lay ahead of them. An example of this conformity and consensus was the migration to the suburbs in the early 50s, known as the "White Flight" (Document A). Millions of white people flocked…

This was proved to be untrue during the civil rights movement of the 1950’s/60’s when African Americans became increasingly vocal about their extreme displeasure with segregation (White Southerners' Reactions to the Civil Rights Movement | Department of State). They began to organize a series of grassroots groups that fought…

By the 1950s people of color had already been oppressed and mistreated for generations. They were sick of it and the government’s excuses. They advocated for themselves and in 1954 the Supreme Court finally agreed to get rid of the “separate but equal” ideology, they claimed to have banned segregation. This was a big step but it was mostly just something said, not enforced. People of color were angry and sick of being mistreated even after this law was passed. The anger was there, in the deepest…

04 May 2018 Culture of the 1950’s “In American memory, the post war 1950’s have acquired an idyllic luster” (“53. The 1950’s: Happy Days”). We see the decade as a simpler time but this is not completely accurate. The was a time when African Americans fought for their rights, and women fought to have the roles in society that they wanted. While both these movement were occuring, slang terminology was being used to define the culture of the decade. Culture of the 1950’s was defined by civil…