1. The Golden Age Families in the 1950s

2. The Golden Age- Families in the 50s Reality vs. the Myth Renewed emphasis on the family The American Century Life in the ‘burbs The Democratization of the Companionate Family Baby Boom Trouble in Paradise?

3. Post-War Readjustment

4. Post-war Divorce Boom

5. Hurry-up wartime marriages

6. Post-war Divorce Boom Hurry-up wartime marriages Strain of wartime separation

7. Post-war Divorce Boom Hurry-up wartime marriages Strain of wartime separation Shock of being reunited

8. Post-war Divorce Boom Hurry-up wartime marriages Strain of wartime separation Shock of being reunited Loss of interest

9. Post-war Divorce Boom Hurry-up wartime marriages Strain of wartime separation Shock of being reunited Loss of interest Suspicion of wartime adultery

10. Women at Work

11. 1950s trailer home

12. The Golden Age

13. The Golden Age?

14. The Baby-Boom

15. Why the Renewed Family interest?

16. Cold War Tensions

17. Why the Renewed Family interest? Cold War Tensions Impersonal nature of work and social events

18. Why the Renewed Family interest? Cold War Tensions Impersonal nature of work and social events Family Togetherness portrayed as national ideal

19. Family Togetherness

21. Life Magazine- June 1950

22. Economic Prosperity

23. Real per capita income up 20%

24. Economic Prosperity Real per capita income up 20% 15 million new homes constructed

25. Economic Prosperity Real per capita income up 20% 15 million new homes constructed 75% of all families owned cars

26. Economic Prosperity Real per capita income up 20% 15 million new homes constructed 75% of all families owned cars Nearly all families had indoor plumbing and refrigerators

28. Levittown New York

29. The suburbs

30. The suburban family

31. Most residents were young newlyweds with young children

32. The suburban family Most residents were young newlyweds with young children Few suburban wives worked

33. The suburban family Most residents were young newlyweds with young children Few suburban wives worked Women played important family role

34. The suburban family Most residents were young newlyweds with young children Few suburban wives worked Women played important family role Families child and woman centered

35. The suburban family Most residents were young newlyweds with young children Few suburban wives worked Women played important family role Families child and woman centered Fathers away from home frequently for long periods

36. Democratization of the Companionate Family

37. Middle class emulating the wealthy companionate family model

38. Dr. Benjamin Spock

40. Stay-at-home Moms

41. Single Working Women (looking for a man!)

42. Betty Friedan

43. The Feminine Mystique