Women entered the workforce in much larger numbers than they had in the past. <<<< this statement is sooooo wrong. This the 1950's people. Just think.
During the 1950s many believed Americas culture was
Many social critics in the 1950s criticized Americans for their conformity. The 1950s were a time of consumerism and everyone wanted to fit in and realize the American Dream.
Conformity
amphetamine use and abuse in the U.S. from the 1950s to the present.
They were racist
Television shows in the 1950s frequently showed women as housewives. In reality, many women in the 1950s did not have the luxury of being housewives.
The car and the television
Automation.
In the 1950s, women were beginning to question their roles and realize the depths of their unrealized potential. Many had returned home after serving in the workforce during WWII. Betty Friedan's book, the Feminine Mystique, documented this and spurred discussion about it.
Abstract expressionism spoke to the needs of the age
Malcolm X
american were afraid of a possible nuclear attack
The late 1950s refers to the time period from about 1957 through 1959. (The photo above is "American Bandstand," a popular teen program during the late 1950s.) The early 1950s would be the time period from about 1950-1953, while the mid-1950s are the period of time from about 1954-1956.
Conformity.
americans were afraid of a possible nuclear attack.......apex :)
During the 1950s, a sense of uniformity pervaded American society. Conformity was common, as young and old alike followed group norms rather than striking out on their own. Though men and women had been forced into new employment patterns during World War II, once the war was over, traditional roles were reaffirmed.
in an era of Cold War tensions, controversy was discouraged.