The 1950s-A Social History The Economy and Mass Consumerism Demographics Movin’ On The ‘Burbs Consensus and Conformity Women and the Family.

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The 1950s-A Social History The Economy and Mass Consumerism Demographics Movin’ On The ‘Burbs Consensus and Conformity Women and the Family

The Economy U.S. Gross National Product $200 billion $300 billion $500 billion $970 billion

The Economy Per Capita Income $ $ $4000 Adjusted for inflation, real wage for avg. American doubled from

1950s Automobile Industry

Interstate Highway Act-1956 Original Purpose- military transport and means to evacuate cities in case of nuclear attack!

Interstate Highway Act-1956 Original Purpose- military transport and means to evacuate cities in case of nuclear attack! Results- 1. increased dependence on the automobile, to the detriment of the RR’s. 2. Made Americans more mobile.

The Baby Boom

The Move to the Sun Belt

Levittown

The Ozzie and Harriet Show

The Donna Reed Show

Father Knows Best

Leave it to Beaver

Consensus and Conformity

No immigration since 1924

Consensus and Conformity No immigration since 1924 Influence of television images

Consensus and Conformity No immigration since 1924 Influence of television images Willingness to Conform across class and age lines

Consensus and Conformity No immigration since 1924 Influence of television images Willingness to Conform across class and age lines Organized Religion

Alfred Kinsey

Sexual Behavior in the Human Male

Among college-educated men, 70% had engaged in premarital intercourse!

Sexual Behavior in the Human Male Among college-educated men, 70% had engaged in premarital intercourse! 84% of high school grads had sex before marriage!

Sexual Behavior in the Human Male Among college-educated men, 70% had engaged in premarital intercourse! 84% of high school grads had sex before marriage! 1/3 of all American males had at least one homosexual experience!

Sexual Behavior in the Human Male Among college-educated men, 70% had engaged in premarital intercourse! 84% of high school grads had sex before marriage! 1/3 of all American males had at least one homosexual experience! 1 out of 6 men raised on a farm reported having a sexual experience with a farm animal!