1. 1950’s Family & Entertainment MUSH

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

3. Let’s Get Down to Family Business…. O 1947: men = 23.7 women = 20.5 (average age) O 1952: men = 23.0 women = 20.2 O By 1959, the average bride was under 19! O After the Korean war, 17,000 Koreans immigrated to the US—usually as brides and children of soldiers

4. Women… O Often married right out of high school O Went to college to find a husband  often didn’t graduate college O Stay-at-home moms (is really a full time job)

5. Question O Can you imagine getting married at 19 or 22? Do you think your parents would approve?

6. Kids… O The 34 million married couples had 2.3 children during the 50’s

7. O By 1958, 1/3 of US population was less than 15 yrs/old

8. They Lived in…

9. Levittown

11. Question O What 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?

12. And on the inside…

13. Ticky-Tacky

14. Question Do you think the song still applies to today?

15. Teen Culture!

17. Boys

18. Girls

19. Music

21. Question 1. Do you think the music/dancing was actually really controversial? Why/why not?

22. Toys! Fads!

23. Question O Which of these toys did you play with?

24. 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

26. Question O Which t.v. show do you think you’d like the most? Are there any major differences between these t.v shows and one today?

27. Sports Jackie Robinson Marilyn Monroe & Joe DiMaggio Arnold Palmer Bob CousayBob Cousay Sugar Ray Robinson

28. Stars!

29. Cartoons O Cinderella (Disney) 1950 O Bugs Bunny won His first Oscar in 1958

30. Movies

31. Question O Which movie do you think you’d like the most? Does it have similarities of movies today?