Nuclear Family
What does an ideal nuclear family consist of?
A money-making husband, a housekeeping wife, and good, obedient children.
How many step sisters does Cinderella have?
2. It's an easy question.
What is the TV Show about a nuclear family following Lucy and Ricky Ricardo?
I Love Lucy
Which group slicked their hair back and often wore leather jackets?
Greasers
What caused the push for anti-communist sentiments?
World War II
Propaganda about conformity, including the stereotypical nuclear family, was spread easily through the availability of which type of media?
Televisions.
What is the color of Cinderella's dress?
Silver
NOT BLUE
Which TV show highlighted a smart capable and brilliant father?
Father Knows Best
What was another name for the Beatniks?
Which game show in the 1950s is this jeopardy inspired by?
The $64000 Question
What TV show from the 1950s best highlights the "obedient children" component of the nuclear family?
Leave it to Beaver
What is the title of the prince's right hand man?
The Grand Duke.
What is the TV show that criticized the Red Scare as random indiscriminate persecution of people suspected of communism?
Twilight Zone
Why did groups like the Greasers and the Beatniks reject conformity?
They rejected societal norms due to the joylessness and purposelessness they found in society
Which event was the Twilight Zone in direct response to in the 1950s?
The Red Scare
How did the TV show I Love Lucy portray an ideal white man's life?
(Hint: 3 things!)
A big spacious house, a loving housewife, and a stable well-paying job.
In the movie Cinderella, what is the catch phrase in the spell that the Fairy Godmother uses to beautify Cinderella for the ball?
Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo
In Leave it to Beaver there is a scene where the mother calls the children. At this time where is the father?
Working in the yard
Where did the term “greaser” originate from and why was it used to describe rebellious teens?
The term "greaser" originated from a job, performed by Mexican Americans, in the 1800s. It was considered a terrible job, and by adopting this respect-less name, teens were being rebellious.
Which decade from the 1950s to the 1990s is objectively the best?
1950s
One of the defining aspects of nuclear families in the 1950s is strict gender roles that restricts women's societal and economic roles. Explain the events that led up to this tendency.
After WW2, The U.S. didn’t need to produce goods at anywhere near the speed or volume they did during the war. The economy wasn’t in shambles either; unlike many countries in Europe, where the war was physically fought in, the U.S. didn’t suffer relatively massive property, human, or economic losses, and as such it had no need for the extra workforce facilitated by the war. Things started to go back to the way they were pre-war, and millions of American women either voluntarily or involuntarily left the workforce.
Explain how Cinderella is a form of propaganda for conformity.
Despite her stepmother and stepsisters trying to do everything in their power to stop her, Cinderella ends up marrying the Grand Duke. In some versions of this movie, the ugliness of the stepsisters is explicitly stated, but what all versions do have in common is the fact that Cinderella is beautiful. This might’ve shaped Cinderella’s viewers into thinking that beautiful people always prevail, while those that seem out of the ordinary do not.
In Father Knows Best the family receives a young female guest. What is her name?
Mary Lou
What specifically were the Beatniks looking to attain, and how did they attempt to accomplish this? List at least two outlets.
They were looking to attain personal enlightenment, which they accomplished through a variety of outlets such as music (Jazz), sexual expression, drugs, Zen Buddhism, etc.
What are we dressed up as?
A nuclear family.