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1950’sFamily &

Entertainment

MUSH

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Yay! The War(s) is/are Over!

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Let’s Get Down to Family Business….

O1947: men = 23.7 women = 20.5 (average age)

O1952: men = 23.0 women = 20.2

OBy 1959, the average bride was under 19!

OAfter the Korean war, 17,000 Koreans immigrated to the US—usually as brides and children of soldiers

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Women…

OOften married right out of high school

OWent to college to find a husband often didn’t graduate college

OStay-at-home moms (is really a full time job)

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Question

OCan you imagine getting married at 19 or 22? Do you think your parents would approve?

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Kids…

OThe 34 million married couples had 2.3 children during the 50’s

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OBy 1958, 1/3 of US population was less than 15 yrs/old

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Levittown

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Question

OWhat do you think of the images that show White Flight in St. Louis? What is something negative that might be a result of the white families moving out of the city?

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And on the inside…

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Question

Do you think the song still applies to today?

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Teen Culture!

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Boys

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Girls

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Question

1. Do you think the music/dancing was actually really controversial?

Why/why not?

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Toys! Fads!

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Question

OWhich of these toys did you play with?

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TV

ABC, CBS, and NBC all begin broadcasting

In 1950, only 9% of households in U.S. had a TV

By 1960, 87% of households would have at least one TV

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Question

OWhich t.v. show do you think you’d like the most? Are there

any major differences between these t.v shows and

one today?

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Sports

Jackie Robinson

Marilyn Monroe & Joe DiMaggio

Arnold Palmer

Bob Cousay

Sugar Ray Robinson

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Stars!

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CartoonsO Cinderella (Disney) 1950

O Bugs Bunny wonHis first Oscar in1958

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Question

OWhich movie do you think you’d like the most? Does it have similarities of movies

today?