Compare And Contrast The Four Rules Of The 1950's

According to “The Century” films, the 1950s is perceived to be one of the greatest times for Americans. World War II had just ended in favor of the US, fathers, sons and brothers were returning home from war and had build up their savings. It was during this time period in which a new society was created and moving into the middle class—America was reborn. In anticipation to limited jobs for returning veterans, they took advantage of the G.I. Bill which was singed into law on June 22, 1944. The G.I. Bill served as an education assistance program for veterans enabling them to obtain higher education. Prior to the war, home ownership and college education seemed impossible. Wages were increasing at rapid rates, new jobs were created, automobiles

In society, there will always be roles, and in the 1950’s the average woman would have an inferior role to play out. Men, known as the superior sex, would be catered by the woman. Females were expected to adjust their feelings, thoughts, and actions to accommodate to a male's life. The “do not speak unless spoken to” role was common for a woman in the 1950’s. They were expected to obey their husbands and fathers without any hesitation. In order to be seen as a respectable woman by society in the 1950’s, they

In the 1920’s this gap became more of a chasm as the nation’s youth entered the Jazz age, adopting the new styles of music and dress that accompanied it. Women wore shorter skirts, smoked, drove cars, and sported new haircuts, and men went to new jazz clubs that played edgy music that was good for dancing. Overall the new lifestyle was a complete departure from the Victorian mode of living that preceded it, and it was rejected by the older generation as energetically it was embraced by youth. In the 1950’s a similar change took place as parents allowed their children to have more freedom, and religion was not as strictly enforced. The widespread availability of automobiles allowed teenagers to travel around more than they ever had, and the automobile provided teenagers a new place to be free from the observation of their parents, which enabled many new activities, like petting. Just as the youth of the 1920’s had Jazz music, teenagers in the 50’s began to bother their parents by listening to Rock ‘n’ Roll music, whose stars included the scandalous Elvis Presley and even African-American stars like Little Richard, showing that the music allowed youth to transcend race. Just as F. Scott Fitzgerald’s literature alarmed more conservative Americans with its description of the popular culture of the time, literature during the 50’s was similarly troubling, dealing with themes of

What are the similarities and differences between the 1950s and present-day? In this comparison and contrast essay, I will answer this question.

As mentioned earlier, during the 1950s people were more likely to compare themselves to their neighbors and community. There was limited forms of media that everyone saw on a mass scale so most class groups would read or watch the same movies, books, etc. People would look out their

With the dropping of the Atomic bomb that ended WWII and the beginning of the Cold War, there was an irony of stability and turmoil in the United States. The start of the 1950s brought about many changes, from the Red Scare and threat of the possible spread of communism in America, to changes in political movements, civil rights movements, and another possible war, there were many significant events and people during this time.

Throughout the Fifties, mass society started to rule in the United States. The 1950’s is one known as the Eisenhower era. As the Supreme Allied Commander in Western Europe throughout World War II, General Dwight D. Eisenhower headed the compels that battled a frantic battle against the Axis powers. The Fifties picked up a notoriety for being a serene time. Residents moved to the suburbs and TV began to take charge. The novel American Social Classes in the 1950’s by Vance Packer investigates of class conduct of America in the 1950’s so students can explore.

There were no time guzzling metal detectors at the airports... or the schools. There were no grouchy warning labels on the records and no ratings necessary on the movies. And TV shows were acceptable to the whole family. Those were the sixties or at least part of it. Some of the 52 million sixties' boomers called it the decade of peace, harmony and love mainly for the movement for peace and the "flower power" attitude. Others, a little more pessimistic, called it the decade of dissatisfaction because of the protests against the war and the race riots in many cities. For the teenagers it was the decade of sweet sounding, good-time rock ‘n' roll…from the Beatles to the Kinks and many more in between. Still for others it was filled with

The period that had changed that surprised was in the 1950s and 1960s during the era of President Truman. In the 1950s, the president requested the funding of about $260million for hydrogen bomb development. He later highlighted the pacific night sky in the 1960s to test the hydrogen bombs. The reason behind the president’s actions was the cold war between the east and west (Adams, 2016). Both the USSR and the United States were preparing weapons in case of an impending war. These changed surprised me because of the effects it has on the economy. The government had to fund the hydrogen bomb from the taxpayers.

As time passes the world is constantly evolving. What is important to the people of our generation may not be a concern to those in the future. Many pressing issues of the past are of no importance to us in 2017. From music, to fashion, and even politics no two time periods in history are the same. Politics, economics, and sociality are constants in society but specific aspects of them are always changing. Though war happened to be prevalent in both eras there were few similarities between the 1950’s and the 1970’s.

The changes that happened in the American society during the 1950s were punctuated by the election of John Kennedy which led to a cultural shift. The mass culture dominated the US during the 50s where television became widespread throughout the United States and more people began to watch TV in their homes (Sterne, 2015). During the early fifties, there was an increase in the hours that the young people watched television. All that was being watched on TV became normal to everyone. The American cultural life was associated with the mass media which was responsible for debasing the public taste, the sexuality license which was a treat to the traditional molarity. There was also the rise of juvenile delinquency and the rise of the youth culture

Today in society is way diffrent then back in the day in early 1950s . Today rules are way different there's hundreds of rules in today's world they are more strict . back in the old days you could get away with shooting someone cause a lot of people took their matters into their own hands today you can't do that because it illegal . Religious beliefs back in the 1950s had higher standards like going to church you had to tend church every sunday in 1950. Today society you do not have too tend church every sunday if you don't want to in 2016 you would not be punished for not attending church every sunday or not going at all. In 1950 you would be punished for not attending church every sunday.

There are many differences between today's entertainment and the past. From when the first mechanical television(TV) sets were sold to the public to today there have been many changes and advances. The differences between the decades entertainment include the amount of educational and informative programming, the amount of obscenity and violence, and the graphics.

Fifty years ago the world was very much different than how it is now. The economy was different there was a different president, which means a different set of laws. There was also a certain view of technology, and what was the right thing to do on the internet and what was condemned. The view of young ones are what they could do was different, there was stuff that teenagers could not do if they wanted to be socially accepted. All of that stuff has changed over the years.

The 1950s had it problems with the content of its programming. With a majority of families watching at home, you would expect to have appropriate content. Controversy was really what was going on it became difficult to control it. Many things put on television were really critical and complaints flowed in. television had a problem and sensitivity was the number one problem. What needed to be done was to change how television was presented. What families needed to see was a less controversial product that did not bring up any questions or problems. This may have proven to be difficult because of the many areas that could be exploited for certain programming. People found it simple really to look into anything and write a complaint to any television