50's
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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THE 50'S
ZOE , SALLY, CALI, MONICA, AND MADELINE
MONEY HONEY
THE DRIFTERS
"I was cleaned and skinned and so hard-pressed
I called the woman that I love the best
I finally reached my baby 'bout a half past three
She said, "I'd like to know what you want with me."
I said, "Money, honey!"
This song by The Drifters was a mild introduction to sexual music, before the major growth of Rock and Roll. It was not incredibly vulgar for the time period, but offered as the opening door to a world of more promiscuous music.
"Number forty-seven said to number
three:
"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.
I sure would be delighted with your company,
come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me."
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock."
At the time this song was released, Elvis was breaking all the boundaries. He was a sexual icon of the time which is seen in his music video for "Jailhouse Rock". In the video Elvis and his multitude of well-dressed back up dancers implore a more sexualized and never-before seen dance moves. Although this seems tame for our day, back then in the development of Rock and Roll, this was very promiscuous.
MAJOR 50'S EVENTS
- 1950 1st peanuts cartoon strip, Korean War begins
- 1951 Color TV
- 1955 Disneyland opens, rock and roll becomes popular
- 1956 Remote and Velcro are invented
MAJOR 50'S EVENTS
- 1957 Dr Sues publishes "The Cat in the Hat"
- 1958 Hula hoops become popular Peace symbol is created
- 1959 Sound of Music opens on broadway
The Korean war had a large effect on relationships in the 1950s. With so many young men across the seas fighting, relationships slowed down slightly and consisted largely of letter writing until after the war. Color television sensationalized television and made it more vivid and popular. The type of television shown became more scandalous, but not to the degree of today's standards. Hula hoops became a popular activity that made seductive hip motions common-place.
SEVEN YEAR ITCH
The original 1955 review in Variety was largely positive. Though Hollywood production codes prohibited writer-director Billy Wilder from filming a comedy where adultery takes place, the review expressed disappointment that Sherman remains chaste.
In the midst of a summer heat wave, New Yorker Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell) ships his wife, Helen (Evelyn Keyes), and their son off to Maine for vacation. Left alone to work back in Manhattan, Richard encounters a gorgeous blonde model (Marilyn Monroe) who has moved into the apartment upstairs, and becomes immediately infatuated. While pondering infidelity, Richard dreams of his beautiful new neighbor.
LEAVE IT TO BEAVER
Leave it to Beaver portrays the average 1950's American family, the Cleavers. Known as the "All-American Family" of the time, the Cleavers are the epitome of households during the 50's. Mother June demonstrates women of post war America, being concerned with everything that has to be done around the home. Ward upholds the daily role of men during the 1950's, going to work during the day and returning home around dinner to a loving family. Their sons, Wally and Theador (Beaver), are your average boys simply trying to keep up with the decade. At times, the family must gang together to help Beaver stay out of mischief, sometimes getting into issues of their own in the process. Despite all of this, however, the Cleavers know that at the end of the day, it's their family bong that will get them through the toughest of times.
STATISTICS
- Percent of single parents: 23 percent are being raised by a single mother
- 7 percent live with a parent who cohabits with an unmarried partner
- 3 percent live with a single father
- 3 percent live with grandparents, but no parents
Among those turning 15 between 1954 and 1963, 82% had had premarital sex by age 30, and 88% had done so by age 44
Age First Sexual Encunter
Males:
20.9% by age 16
10.7% at age 17
11.5% at age 18
10.8% at age 19
Age of First Sexual Encounter
Females:
6% by age 16
4.9% at age 17
9.1% at age 18
11.2% at age 19
About 800,000 abortions per year during the ’50s - many resulted in the woman's death
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- 0.15% of marriages ended in divorce
- 21% of unmarried women got married in the '50s
- About 3 people in an average family
