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Daily life in 1950s America / Nancy Hendricks.
Van Pelt Library E169.12 .H477 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hendricks, Nancy, author.
- Series:
- Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series
- The Greenwood Press daily life through history series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Popular culture.
- United States--Civilization--1945-.
- United States.
- Civilization.
- United States--Social conditions--20th century.
- Social conditions.
- Popular culture--United States--20th century.
- United States--History--1945-1953.
- History.
- United States--History--1953-1961.
- Nineteen fifties.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xli, 282 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2019]
- Summary:
- "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."--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- Timeline of events
- Glossary
- 1. Domestic life. Children
- Teenagers
- Women
- Men
- Marriage
- Family
- Sexuality
- Rites of passage
- Death
- Document : Margaret Chase Smith, "Declaration of conscience" (1950)
- 2. Economic life. Advertising
- Consumerism
- Crime
- Immigration
- Labor
- Race
- Rural life
- Social class
- Suburban life
- Urban life
- Document : Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
- 3. Intellectual life. Communication
- Cultural critics
- Education
- Health and health care
- Literature
- Medical advances
- News media
- Popular culture
- Science
- Document : John F. Kennedy, Speech at the Rockefeller Public Service Awards Luncheon (1958)
- 4. Material life. Automobiles
- Clothing
- Food and drink
- Housing
- Possessions
- Toys
- Document : National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956
- 5. Political life. Government and law
- Legislation
- Political communications
- Politics
- Warfare and weapons
- Document : Richard Nixon, "Checkers" Speech (1952)
- 6. Recreational life. Dance
- Exercise
- Leisure
- Movies
- Music
- Sports
- TV
- Theater
- Travel
- Visual arts
- Document : Burstyn v. Wilson (1952)
- 7. Religious life. Ceremonies and rituals
- Denominations
- Holy days
- Nontraditional religious groups
- Religion and secular life
- Document : Dwight D. Eisenhower, Address to the World Council of Churches (1954)
- Appendix A : Slang of the 1950s
- Appendix B : Award winners, championships, and chart-toppers of the 1950s
- Appendix C : Best-selling books of the 1950s
- Appendix D : Major legislation by the U.S. Congress in the 1950s
- Appendix E : Major decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1950s.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-267) and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Hendricks, Nancy, author. Daily life in 1950s America
- ISBN:
- 9781440864414
- 1440864411
- OCLC:
- 1053582015
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