1. 7.6 Mass Culture in the 1950’s

6. New technologies lead to new innovative automobiles Which leads to the creation of the “Car Culture”

9. Median family income rises from $3,319 to $5,417 More than doubled from that of the Roaring 20’s New credit cards emerged and buying on credit becomes standard.

10. New technologies led to new conveniences. Television, washing machines, clothes dryers, refrigerators, etc.

11. From vacuum tubes to transistors

12. The “Nuclear Family”

14. Television shows and movies supported the Nuclear family idea What??? TV Dads weren’t stupid?

15. Baby Boom increases the focus on children Dr. Spock’s “Baby and Child Care” book becomes the best-selling book of the era.

16. Dr. Spock YES NO

19. Polio Vaccine, antibiotics, and penicillin

20. The Baby Boom and the Booming Economy leads to a new focus on education Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka 1954, desegregates schools

21. Television Shapes American Culture And that’s a good thing, right? Right?