Keeping It Fresh : The Boom

American culture in 1950s and today have numerous similarities “In the 50s, cars were flashier and more luxurious than ever...and used as a symbol of status. Similarly, today, upscale vehicles are still flashy and sleek…and upper-class consumers use them to show the status of their wealth.” Depending on the income that people earn, cars that contain more features are of better quality and class. Secondly, in the 1950s, ads had begun to seek out the attention on marketing for children. The products sold have cartoon characters and bright colors. In the modern era, citizens use similar tactics, using bright colors that are put at eye level. Children appeal to bright colors and characters when a company advertises on T.V. or in stores. Next, huge department stores became popular due to middle class’ increased power on spending. Now, the large chain department stores of Dillard’s and Macy’s are still very popular. People enjoy going out and just spending their money on the inventories that each department store has. “Then in the 50s, fast food became a

In the 1950s, cars became very important. People living in the suburbs needed a car to drive everywhere. They drove to work, to shop, and to have fun. People drove to national parks. They drove to drive-in theaters to watch movies. They ate at drive-in burger restaurants and ice cream shops. Shopping centers outside of cities became very popular. Cars made it easy for people to go to new places. Now television made it easy for people to see places without leaving their homes. On television, people could see faraway events as they happened. They watched soap operas and comedy

During the 1950s, American society developed a conformity and obeyed social norms. Television, Music, Movies and the suburbs contributed to the standardizing development by giving an experience exhibiting approved social patterns. The new style of music, Rock-n-Roll gave a clear definition of youth and adulthood during this period. Suburbia and Television became symbols of an era. People got their relaxation and enjoyment by watching movies and TV. The life in 1950s was portrayed as a decade of conformity, prosperity and consensus in the United States.

The 1950’s were a great time and one main reason was because most people were happy with their lives because everything was going well. In the 1950’s most men had

The 1950s was a huge time of change in the world. After World War ll, a record breaking 4 million babies were born each year, this time period became known as the Baby Boom. This rise in population was well needed, there was tons of factories made during the war that needed employees. The 1950s not only changed population, but it changed

The baby boom had a huge impact on women in the 1950s. Because of this

The 1950s was a time of prosperity for many Americans. During this time the Cold War was occurring in which the threat of a nuclear bomb attack was looming over America and in addition, The Space Race against the Soviet Union was also occurring. The economy of America was doing well due to the amount of money that people had saved up during World War II and also because of the money that veterans were receiving from the government known as the GI Bill. Another booming thing that was occurring during the 1950s was the rate at which families were growing. Many people believed that they could not be happy if they were single and were also wanting to get married young so that they could avoid the “evils” of premarital sex. The booming economy

The 50s are not totally “ happy” days. In American history the 1950s, was an era of war. T.V. shows were made, showing early childhood experiences in 1950s. These shows leave viewers with historical facts from the past. Not everyone was happy, a group of civilians and nonconformists pointed out the flaws in a suburb they believed had no moral, a government that was viciously with power. A lifestyle they believed was fundamentally repressed. America was still segregated. Regardless, the approach of the 1950s, these were unhappy days. Consistently measured against the Great Depression of the 1930s, the world war of the 1940s, the warfare of the 1960s, and the despair of the 1970s, the 1950s was a well known era.

On February 28th 1944, some neighborhood around the house of the ten Boom’s reported that they saw numerous man from Ermelo coming in and out of their house. According to on of our suspectores, they believe the ten Booms’ are hiding Jews, but they found no Jews in side that christian household.

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

The last half of the ‘50s saw Disney Land open a theme park. The Late ‘50s saw color television move into houses and new color shows emerge (Brands, 2011, p. 73). America was continuing to develop and prosper. Fast food began with McDonalds making the scene and becoming a household name (p. 83).

The 1950s witnessed a rehabilitation of the economy, introducing the idea of an affluent society with the country immersing itself in a modernized consumer culture. Unemployment was shown to have decreased by 8% within the next 10 years. There was a decline in both industrial-with the shift to clerical (increasing by 25%) and business jobs (a 60% rise of workers)- and agricultural labor, which evidently boosted production by 50%, thanks to new farm techniques and techniques. New innovations were brought forth, including the television- a source of entertainment for families filled with depictions of middle-class life, playing a key role in the Kennedy-Nixon debate and Nixon’s Checkers Speech - and advertisements that spawned all around, inspiring Americans to continue spending (using credit cards, and willing to do so in debt)

The decade of the 1950s represents an era where life was balanced, simple, and innocent. A time in the American history where a high school education promised a comfortable living and where family values were presented to audiences through television shows. In the article, Coontz argues that the simplicity and innocence that the people who lived in this time period enjoyed came at a high price. Coontz claims that generally those who felt that the 1950s was the "best time for children to grow up" would show their dislike for the treatment of women. They also would add that they would not particularly enjoy living with the most "of the fathers they knew in their neighborhoods." She also points out the economic and social reasons why the 1950s is so appealing to quite a lot of people. There were lower divorce rates, federal economic expansion programs, corporate tax programs, and

In the 1950’s, Americans had come up with new ideas that shocked the world like television, an instant called Jell-O and new foods that were microwaveable dinners. The baby boom was big during the 1950’s. The baby boom was when their were more babies being made than ever before. Since there were more factories and job openings, more people were employed and more people were getting paid. Most families were living in suburbs because they could afford to buy houses with new jobs. This was all a part of America and proves that the 1950’s was a decade of progress.

During the 1950’s in people were concerned with the idea of consumerism which meant that society was constantly looking for the next best product to come on the market. This idea comes from people who are constantly buying more and