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Daily Life in 1950s America: The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series

Autor Nancy Hendricks
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 22 feb 2019 – vârsta până la 17 ani
Placing the era firmly within the American experience, this reference illuminates what daily life was really like in the 1950s, including for people from the "Other America"-those outside the prosperous, white middle class.'Daily Life in 1950s America shows that the era was anything but uneventful. Apart from revolutionary changes during the decade itself, it was in the 1950s that the seeds took root for the social turmoil of the 1960s and the technological world of today. The book's interdisciplinary format looks at the domestic, economic, intellectual, material, political, recreational, and religious life of average Americans. Readers can look at sections separately according to their interests or classroom assignment, or can read them as an ongoing narrative. By entering the homes of average Americans, far from the corridors of power, we can make sense of the 1950s and see how the headlines of the era translated into their daily lives.This readable and informative book is ideal for anyone interested in this formative decade in American life. Well-researched factual material is presented in an engaging way, along with lively sidebars to humanize each section. It is unique in blending the history, popular culture, and sociology of American daily life, including those of Americans who were not white, middle class, and prosperous.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781440864414
ISBN-10: 1440864411
Pagini: 328
Ilustrații: 16 bw illus
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.68 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Greenwood
Seria The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Caracteristici

Illuminates the era's tastes through appendices of 1950s slang, award-winners, and best-sellers

Notă biografică

Nancy Hendricks, PhD, is an award-winning author whose book Senator Hattie Caraway: An Arkansas Legacy takes a fresh look at the first woman elected and re-elected to the U.S. Senate.

Cuprins

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionTimeline of EventsGlossary1. DOMESTIC LIFEChildrenTeenagersWomenMenMarriageFamilySexualityRites of PassageDeathDocument: Margaret Chase Smith, "Declaration ofConscience" (1950)2. ECONOMIC LIFEAdvertisingConsumerismCrimeImmigrationLaborRaceRural LifeSocial ClassSuburban LifeUrban LifeDocument: Brown v. Board of Education (1954)3. INTELLECTUAL LIFECommunicationCultural CriticsEducationHealth and Health CareLiteratureMedical AdvancesNews MediaPopular CultureScienceDocument: John F. Kennedy, Speech at the RockefellerPublic Service Awards Luncheon (1958)4. MATERIAL LIFEAutomobilesClothingFood and DrinkHousingPossessionsToysDocument: National Interstate and DefenseHighways Act of 19565. POLITICAL LIFEGovernment and LawLegislationPolitical CommunicationsPoliticsWarfare and WeaponsDocument: Richard Nixon, "Checkers" Speech (1952)6. RECREATIONAL LIFEDanceExerciseLeisureMoviesMusicSportsTVTheaterTravelVisual ArtsDocument: Burstyn v. Wilson (1952)7. RELIGIOUS LIFECeremonies and RitualsDenominationsHoly DaysNontraditional Religious GroupsReligion and Secular LifeDocument: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Address to theWorld Council of Churches (1954)Appendix A: Slang of the 1950sAppendix B: Award Winners, Championships,and Chart-Toppers of the 1950sAppendix C: Best-Selling Books of the 1950sAppendix D: Major Legislation by theU.S. Congress in the 1950sAppendix E: Major Decisions by theU.S. Supreme Court in the 1950sBibliographyIndex

Recenzii

A great source book for classes on this time period in American history.