that the 1950’s were a better time to live a happy life with your family than it is in today’s world. Due to that, Americans seem to only reminisce about the good time because there must have been negatives about the 1950’s as well. There were a few dilemmas in the 1950’s, but those who say life was lenient at that time were more than likely unaware of all problems that took place, or they could have neglected the problems that were occurring. Due to all the issues going on within the families, it caused…
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“Modern Family” The era of 1950-60’s is a unique era in American History and those years are still considered as a benchmark for evaluating family values. During that period, television programming was struggling and emerging as a cultural force and had a huge impact on society. “Leave it to Beaver” is one of the most popular TV shows of that time which may be perceived as old school in comparison to the modern time TV show “The Modern Family”. Although both the shows represent how the families should…
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portrayals of the family. These portrayals include everything from their social roles down to the way that that members of the family interact with one another. These interactions include adult - adult, adult to child, and child - child interactions with one another. Throughout this unit we have read some article from amazing authors such as Douglas, Bryant & Bryant, and Scharrer that have studied television sitcoms over the years to gain knowledge as to how the American family should function, at…
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roles in many television genres. In the early years of television women often starred in soap operas and then as housewives in a range of different sitcoms such as I Love Lucy, The Goldbergs, and several others. As time went on their roles changed. For example, in the 1960’s show Get Smart had a woman co-starring as a secret agent, and in the 1970’s The Mary Tyler Moore Show starred a woman and included female co-stars as well. Today, women not only have leading roles in many television shows, such…
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show Since the invention of television, American sitcoms have commonly depicted a traditional family of a mother, father, and children. However, The Mary Tyler Moore Show is an example of a television sitcom that has branched away from this trend through Mary Richards’ character as a successful, independent woman who exerts power through her high-power career and non-conformity to traditional gender roles. The Mary Tyler Moore Show is a direct reflection of women’s strengthening…
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Influence of Essentialst Attitudes Portrayed in the Modern Day Sitcom on the Views and Beliefs of Modern Society. Throughout its long history, the sitcom has been commonly understood to define the cultural norms of modern society through such comedy techniques as satire and irony. Like modern society, certain characteristics of the sitcom have evolved over time, while others have remained consistent. The evolution of the sitcom coincides with the generational shift in attitudes of society towards…
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In the 1950’s era women the ideal rolls for women was housekeeping and raising a families [3]. This era was the start of women getting into the work place. The U.S. History article stated that “by 1956, 35 percent of all adult women were members of the labor force, and nearly a quarter of all married women were working” [3]. The rate of working women increased and various fields were open rather than women just being teachers or stay at home moms. The U.S. History article stated that “In 1957 more…
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1970’s A PR I L 8 T H , 201 4 JA KE , TR E N T E N , JO E , J A ME S, E VA N SOC I AL ST U D I E S Creedence Clearwater Revival The Trammps Boston Bee Gee’s Queen Lynyrd skynyrd Don McLean Abba Television Some of the most famous T.V. shows of the 70’s were • “Happy days: a sitcom that aired from 1974 to 1984 on ABC. Created by Garry Marshall, the series showcased an idealized vision of life in mid-1950s to mid-1960s America. • Adam-12: a television police drama which followed two police…
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Jewish Mothers in the 1950’s” by Joyce Antler, Antler explores three popular stereotypes of Jewish mothers depicted during the 1950s. Molly Goldberg played by Gertrude Berg, from the famous The Goldberg Show, is characterized as the ideal Jewish mother that’s able to successfully assimilate into American culture and embrace America’s traditional values. Molly expertly leads her family through conflict with wise-wisdom, all the while by continuing to instill the importance of family values and community…
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The American Dream, 1950’s to Now After WWII, America began going through major changes socially, politically and culturally. Since the Great Depression up to the end of WWII Americans were living very simply and without a lot of things we take for granted today. Once the war ended and the veterans came home American citizens were ready to live the good life. When the war ended many soldiers were ready to come home and start families, but this was an issue because no new houses had been built…
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