1950’s family & entertainment
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1950’s Family & Entertainment. MUSH. Yay! The War(s) is/are Over!. Let’s Get Down to Family Business…. 1947: men = 23.7 women = 20.5 (average age) 1952: men = 23.0 women = 20.2 By 1959, the average bride was under 19 ! - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
1950’sFamily &
Entertainment
MUSH
Yay! The War(s) is/are Over!
Let’s Get Down to Family Business….
O1947: men = 23.7 women = 20.5 (average age)
O1952: men = 23.0 women = 20.2
OBy 1959, the average bride was under 19!
OAfter the Korean war, 17,000 Koreans immigrated to the US—usually as brides and children of soldiers
Women…OOften married right out of high school
OWent to college to find a husband often didn’t graduate college
OStay-at-home moms (is really a full time job)
QuestionOCan you imagine getting married
at 19 or 22? Do you think your parents would approve?
Kids…OThe 34 million married couples had 2.3 children during the 50’s
OBy 1958, 1/3 of US population was less than 15 yrs/old
They Lived in…
Levittown
QuestionOWhat 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?
And on the inside…
Ticky-Tacky
Question
Do you think the song still applies to today?
Teen Culture!
Boys
Girls
Music
Question1. Do you think the music/dancing
was actually really controversial? Why/why not?
Toys! Fads!
QuestionOWhich of these toys did you
play with?
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
QuestionOWhich t.v. show do you think you’d like the most? Are there
any major differences between these t.v shows and
one today?
Sports
Jackie Robinson
Marilyn Monroe & Joe DiMaggio
Arnold Palmer
Bob Cousay
Sugar Ray Robinson
Stars!
CartoonsO Cinderella (Disney) 1950
O Bugs Bunny wonHis first Oscar in1958
Movies
QuestionOWhich movie do you think you’d like the most? Does it have similarities of movies
today?