Life in the 1950’s America Transforms.

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Life in the 1950’s America Transforms

Changes in the Workplace Changes in industry caused huge profits to occur Some 5,000 companies merged to make larger ones Automation in industry makes production faster & more efficient than human workers # of “Blue Collar” jobs fell, “White Collar” jobs rose Women made up 1/3 of the work force, working in “Pink Collar” jobs, (teaching, nursing, low level clerks, & retail sales)

Suburban Migration Workforce & income changes allowed young couples to move away from the cities Affordable housing is provided in “Planned Communities” Most neighborhoods had a single floor plan from which to choose from The best known suburban development was “Levittown” built by the Levitt Company These communities grew so fast, that they became small cities themselves William Levitt

Suburban Life The baby boom takes off During the Depression & WW2, many put off marriage After the WW2 the largest # of marriages occurred, as well as births – birthrate shot up 90%, an increase of approx. 30 million people The # of working mothers increased in the 1950s Many families needed 2 paychecks to stay in the middle class

Suburban Life Families in the suburbs did many things together (couples) Many of the families were of the same age & income class Image was everything! “Keeping up w/ the Jones” was where families tried to out do each other for the “latest” & “greatest” gadgets PTA’s, Scouting, church going, etc. were activities where everyone joined in & were “seen”

The Golden Age of Television Televisions slowly made their way into homes across the country By the end of the 1950’s over 46 Million homes had a set Viewers could choose from sporting events (world series) to situation comedies (sitcoms) like the “Honeymooners” or “I Love Lucy” Quiz shows & variety shows were popular w/ all audiences

Teenagers & Popular Culture Teenagers found themselves w/ more free time & spending more $ than ever before They began to spend their time in activities that glamorized “rebellion” to the conformity of the suburbs America’s first teenage serial killer arises: Charles Starkweather in Lincoln, NE Killed 11 people in a week’s time

Rock & Roll Music Cleveland DJ Alan Freed first used the term Came from Rhythm & Blues, called “Black Music” Many stations would not play due to racial & “suggestive” roots…devil’s music Elvis Presley became the Rock & Roll icon of the period along w/ Buddy Holly Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock” from the movie “Blackboard Jungle” first real hit Dick Clark’s American Bandstand: top teenage TV show

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