1950s Life
This invention became popular in homes and influenced family life and culture.
The Television
What is Conformity?
Doing what everyone else is.
Following norms, trends, and rules.
What is Resistance?
Going AGAINST the norms.
Doing the OPPOSITE of what you are told.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
The movement that fought for equal rights for African Americans
Many families moved to these neighborhoods outside the cities in the 1950s.
Suburbs or Levittowns
What is consumerism?
The culture around encouraging people to buy lots of things.
What is the name of the group of young adults who wore tie dye, grew out their hair, and lived in communes?
Hippies
What is one method used in the Civil Rigths Movement?
Protests, Marches, Rallies, Speeches, Sit-ins, etc.
Many women were expected to have this role in the 1950s.
Housewife/ Stay at home mom
What are TWO things people were spending their money on to "fit in" in the 1950s?
Homes in the suburbs
New cars
TVs
Radios
New trending clothes/ shoes
Beauty products
Appliances (fridge, vacuum, washing machine, etc)
What are TWO things women fought for in the 1960s?
Equal Pay
More job opportunities
Access to birth control
More political involvement
Less pressure to on beauty standards
Name TWO things Hippies believed/ did.
Peace and love/ No war
Open relationships/ PDA
Drug usage
Folk Music
Bright colors, long hair, natural beauty
Getting in touch with nature
What types of television shows were aired in the 1950s?
Family Friendly
Sitcoms
Clean/ Wholesome
How is a Levittown an example of Conformity?
The homes were "cookie cutter" and all looked the same
The people living in them looked the same (white, middle class, mom stays home, dad works, etc)
What war was happening in the 1960s that young adults protested against?
The Vietnam War
What came out in 1950 that led to a lot of personal debt for people?
The credit card
What were TWO expectations of MEN in the 1950s?
Have a job/ Make good money
Be smart/ education
Be strong
Be the authority figure
How was the workplace in the 1950s an example of Conformity?
Men only and Women only jobs and no one questioned it
Workers had to wear uniforms and look the same
Creativity was not encouraged
Why did older generations NOT like the music of the 1960s?
They thought it encouraged naughty behavior like drinking, dirty dancing, partying, etc.
They didn't like that the lyrics were naughty.
They didn't like that young people were questioning the government.
Name an example of Conformity OR Resistance today.
Conformity= Following TikTok/ Social Media trends, wearing the same clothes (Nikes, Crocs, etc), listening to popular music, following the rules in school, school uniforms.
Resistance= Black Lives Matter Protests, ICE protests, Women's Rights protests, dying your hair bright colors, drinking underage, etc.