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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrhGtXCGn6M

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?