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Informationen zum Autor Nancy Hendricks holds a doctorate in Education and is an award-winning author of such books as Notable Women of Arkansas: From Hattie to Hillary, 100 Names to Know , which was represented at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C, USA. Klappentext 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments 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 Bibliography Index ...
