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Mickey Mouse is one of the most iconic charcters in America's Culture. Mickey Mouse and his ideals represent different things to different people. However, during the 1950 Mickey Mouse represented what is good in America a simple, self-confident, and sentimental character who had the power to bring families together

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The debut of Elvis Presely "Heartbreak Hotel" was infamously filmed from the waist up due to the fact his moves were to risqué.

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Sporting events gained popularity during this decade as fans could enjoy the games more comfortably in their house through the television. The most popular games during this time was  football. The merge between television and football, changed the game as we know it. The NFL created a rule called, “Television timeouts” where the network could ask for breaks during games in order to add more commercials.

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Disneyland, exemplified the American dream. It provided families the opportunity to immerse themselves in an “ideal world”. Walt Disney took ideas from his memory of his fond childhood and also his ideas about the idealistic future. His goals was to immerse families in a land filled with his wholesome ideals created by his movies.

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The American dream during this time could be defined as a house, with a white picket fence, mother, father, and two children. Once many soldiers came home from the war, they quickly wanted to start a “normal life” which would include a family, stable job, and their own home. The American dream during this time contributed to the conformity, because in order for the housing market to keep up with the sudden surge of household buying they would buy lots of lands and make houses that looked almost identical to each other .

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Mariyln Monroe was seen as the pinnacle of male desire. First starting as a model and then going into acting and singing, she quickly rose to the top of the Hollywood social scene and males heart. Her curvy appearance, breathy voice, and skin tight clothes made her the object of many males affection. She mainly played the stereotypical, "dumb blonde" which played directly into males fantasy.

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My Grandma was in College at USC from 1952-1957. she described the conformity she faced in fashion, education, and activities at the school.

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My Grandma was in College at USC from 1952-1957. she described the conformity she faced in fashion, education, and activities at the school.

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A Rebel Without a Cause, follows a rebellious teen who heads to a new town carrying his troubling past. This story, like Catcher in the Rye, carries the theme of true isolation from a society plagued with conformity. This movie, and its leading costar James Dean, became an icon of the teenage rebellion during this time.

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One of the biggest box-office smash hits during this decade was the Disney animated movie, Cinderella. Cinderella contains a common thread between many gender issues during the fifties, that marriage for females in the ultimate goal. Cinderella also displays many common gender stereotypes through the novel, she is the main cleaner and cooker for the household and she works hard to keep up her appearance in order to attract male courtship.

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Me: Grandma, what fashion trends were popular during the 1950?

Grandma: Well, all the girls in my sorority at USC wore cashmere cardigans. We also accessorized a lot more than girls do today. I was a bridesmaid in a wedding and wore a hat, gloves, sunglasses, and scarves. You don't see that today

Me: What did you major in at USC?

Grandma: I majored in education. Rarely did women major in anything else, maybe nursing. Most girls in my sorority would drop out of school if they got engaged during their time in college. Most males would major in premed to become a dentist (like your grandpa) or doctor. Or law or something else.

Me: What was sorority life like, or basically being a female on the USC campus?

Grandma: I loved my sorority, my social life revolved around mixers with other fraternities or other Greek events. We attended many of the male sporting games and would make them treats like cookies for after their games.

Me: Did you have a favorite activity to do during your free time?

Grandma: Well, as a protestant we weren't allowed to work on Sunday. And so I would spend the day usually baking and in the afternoon I would usually watch the tv shows on CBS like Lassie or the Ed Sullivan show.

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I Love Lucy - Dance challenge HD (Funny)

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Ricky's Life Episode - Ricky killed it & some how won the dance lol

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A Cat in the Hat, by Dr.Seuss was published in 1957 to help revive the dull learning of a language to young children. The book became an instant hit to children and parents alike for its musical rhymes. The book seemed to contain many popular family values made popular during the 1950. The novel exemplified the traditional gender values, as the young boy in the book narrated the whole story while his sister, Sally, did not seem to say one word. This contributes to the idea that woman did not have a voice during this decade.

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The Catcher in the Rye embodies the teenage rebellion during this decade. The novel takes place in the post World War 2 generation and follows a teenage boy named Holden Caulfield. Holdon is rich kid who after being expelled from his private school  runs into many adventures such a buying hookers and taking money from his little sister to go buy alcohol. However, under the plot of this book it is a story following a teenage boy with a relentless effort to be his true self while being surrounded by phonies. All the profanities and expletive adventures that Holden encounters during the novel helped it get on the banned book list as quick as it made it on the top seller list.

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1.that a mother's place is in home in the kitchen
2. Women don't make important decisions
3. Women are dependent on and need a man for protection.
4. Men regard women as sexual objects and thus of a lower status.

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Frank Sinatra was a very popular artist in the fifties with his songs such as, “you make me feel so young”. He sung smooth Jazz melodies, mainly dealing with the concept of love. Frank Sinatra’s mainly popularity during this time was with the older generation who viewed his music as wholesome. In the later part of the decade, Frank Sinatra expressed his distaste for Rock Music. He was quoted as describing it as,  "the most brutal, ugly, desperate, vicious form of expression it has been my misfortune to hear.”

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“Happier time emerging from the aftermath of the Second World War. Families moved to the suburbs, fostered a baby boom, and forged a happy life of family togetherness in which everyone had a specified role. Women were considered domestic caregivers, with sole responsibility for the home and child rearing, while men ‘brought home the bacon." (Holt) 

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“Happier time emerging from the aftermath of the Second World War. Families moved to the suburbs, fostered a baby boom, and forged a happy life of family togetherness in which everyone had a specified role. Women were considered domestic caregivers, with sole responsibility for the home and child rearing, while men ‘brought home the bacon." (Holt) 

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Post-war times differed for women from the 1940's because when men came home they took back their role aggressively as the domi gender. Men felt threatened at the new power women gained from having jobs and felt the need to suppress them back to their submissive gender role.

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The late fifties introduces of Elvis Presley, also known as The King of Rock and Roll. Elvis broke the music scene with his first hit “Heartbreak Hotel”. Rock and Roll was a relatively new style of music made popular by teens who enjoyed the social expression of sexuality it showed, such as the swaying of the hips and shimmying of the shoulders. Elvis Presley exemplified this freedom (which was labeled by many as a rebellion) making him unfavorable among many conservatives.

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One of the most popular shows during the 1950, was the  I Love Lucy Show  which ran from 1951 to 1957 and was the most watched television show four out of its six seasons. While the  I Love Lucy Show  often conformed to the stereotypical gender roles, it was starting to push the boundaries against the perfect stay at home housewife. Lucy’s zany antics showed the imperfections and personality that women could have and often led her into the “man’s world”. Lucille Ball was not only the star of the show but also the first female executive and producer; she displayed female empowerment not only on screen but off. Not only, did she tackle gender roles through her hit tv show but also racial prejudice. Lucille Ball’s relationship with her husband (known as Ricky on the show) was revered on television and in real life. However, her husband was Latin American and  marriages between different ethnicities were very uncommon and looked down upon during this time.

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The 1950’s was an era dominated by the rise of television as they became more affordable to the general public and more prevalent in households. TV shows quickly became the most popular form of entertainment. Television shows during the 1950 depicted the epitome of what an American family should be: a white suburban family, with a stay at home mother, and a father going off to a respectable job. This depiction was usually shown in the form of a thirty minute sitcom comedy like Leave it to Beaver, Father knows best, and The Dick Van Dyke Show.

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Most males in the fifties dressed extremely similar to each other by displaying dark neutral based colors and wearing work based clothes while on their way to their office job. The 1950’s male fashion look of wearing a cardigan was often called, “ The Ivy League” or preppy look. The preppy look was a very popular choice among athletic and studious teenage boys

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Women’s fashion in the fifties was used to exemplify the female figure such as a tiny waist and a big chest. Popular styles include an A-Line skirt which would tighten around the waist and gradually flair out before it reached the feet.  Not only did the clothes stereotype the female figure it also provided little functional use. The only female outfit designed for a functional job is the apron which is used by women for cooking.

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The 1950's is an era  defined by conformity through the standard suburban American family and stereotypical American Gender Roles. Despite this conformirty, we still see an uprising of rebellion specifically in the teenage culture. 

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The 1950's is an era  defined by conformity through the standard suburban American family and stereotypical American Gender Roles. Despite this conformirty, we still see an uprising of rebellion specifically in the teenage culture. 