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1. Families moved away from the city and away from undesirable people in their quest to further push the postwar economic boom along.                                                                                       “Levittown, Pennsylvania.” National Archives and Records Administration, Facts On File. American History, online.infobase.com/Auth/Index?aid=17221&itemid=WE52&iid=50251. Accessed 2 Mar. 2024.  

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2. With the popularity of television as a new entertainment medium, many shows such as Leave It To Beaver featured the concept of a nuclear family - where the woman maintained the traditional gender role of maintaining the household while the father was the family breadwinner. Postwar jobs were often office based rather than industrial.                                                             Leave It to Beaver cast members Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont, Tony Dow, and Jerry Mathers as..." Bowling, Beatniks, andBell-Bottoms: Pop Culture of 20th- and 21st-Century America, edited by Cynthia Johnson and Lawrence W. Baker, 2nd ed., vol.3: 1940s-1950s, UXL, 2012. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/PC1303487248/UHIC?u=brookdalecc&sid=bookmark-UHIC&xid=c8fcfe65. Accessed 2 Mar. 2024. 

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3. The interstate highway system not only allowed for families to move away from the cities and into the suburbs, but also allowed them more mobility for travel.                                                         “Long Island Highways.” National Archives and Records Administration, Facts On File. American History, online.infobase.com/Auth/Index?aid=17221&itemid=WE52&iid=35756. Accessed 2 Mar. 2024.

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4. Married in real life, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz portrayed a traditional married couple on their television show. Desi Arnaz portrayed a band leader at a popular NYC night club. During its time on television, the couple gave birth to a baby, which coincided with the birth of their real child. This further allowed their audience to identify with them as parents of postwar baby boomers.                                                                                        “Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in I Love Lucy.” Infobase, Facts On File. American History, online.infobase.com/Auth/Index?aid=17221&itemid=WE52&iid=135609. Accessed 2 Mar. 2024.

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5. Prosperous economic times allowed for parents to more easily support larger families. The Baby Boom generation occurred as soldiers returned home from World War II and lasted until the mid 1960s.                                                                                                   “Children in an Overcrowded Classroom.” Getty Images, Facts On File. American History, online.infobase.com/Auth/Index?aid=17221&itemid=WE52&iid=142328. Accessed 2 Mar. 2024.

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6. Teenagers began to pull away from their parents' traditional values, and excitement exploded when Elvis Presley burst onto the music scene. He brought a new musical sound which became known as rock 'n' roll. Parents were unable to tame the teenage rebellion that began to take place.                                                    "In the 1950s Elvis Presley's music and suggestive dancing was the subject of considerable..." Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood: In History and Society, edited by Paula S. Fass, vol. 2, Macmillan Reference USA, 2004. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/PC3402887099/UHIC?u=brookdalecc&sid=bookmark-UHIC&xid=16b9581a. Accessed 2 Mar.2024.

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7. Teenagers were not the only ones rebelling during the 1950s. During post World War II America, the Civil Rights Movement began to emerge as a result of African American people wanting to experience the same privileges of their white counterparts.       “Bus Station Sign for a Separate Waiting Room.” Library of Congress, Facts On File. American History, online.infobase.com/Auth/Index?aid=17221&itemid=WE52&iid=133271. Accessed 2 Mar. 2024.

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8. Not only were African Americans being discriminated against, but homosexual people were forced to keep their identities secret for fear of being classified as psychopaths or mentally ill.                Cover for The Ladder. October, 1957. JSTOR, https://jstor.org/stable/community.13922783. Accessed 4 Mar. 2024.

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9. African Americans were subjected to "redlining" which prevented them from being eligible for loans and other benefits of their white brethren. Without such benefits, African Americans were unable to move to the suburbs and purchase individual homes.                                                                                               Fritz Goro. “Barbershop Scene.” Getty Images, Facts On File. American History, online.infobase.com/Auth/Index?aid=17221&itemid=WE52&iid=135067. Accessed 2 Mar. 2024.

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10. Playing in dirt backyards of run-down tenement buildings, the hope for a better future can be seen on the horizon of the Los Angeles skyline.  While postwar America saw great strides in society, struggles remained and much work was yet to be done.   Marion Palfi. In the Shadow of City Hall, Los Angeles. Gelatin silver print, 1950-1951. Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona; Marion Palfi Archive/Gift of the Menninger Foundation and Martin Magner, JSTOR, https://jstor.org/stable/community.17418655. Accessed 3 Mar. 2024.