Culture after 1945: 8.5 APUSH

what was a big aspect of American culture after 1945

conformity

how did television contribute to culture and conformity

television depicted the classic nuclear family of the time, and programs were bland and dominated by 3 national networks

how did advertising contribute to culture and conformity

aggressive advertising by name brands promoted common material wants, the introduction of suburban shopping centers and plastic credit cards

what happened to “mom and pop” shops

they were dominated by franchise operations

teenagers fell in love with what new genre of music

rock and roll aided by the development of long playing albums)

who began to dominate industries such as food processing, hotels, transportation, and banking

conglomerates with diversified holdings

more americans were working what type of jobs

white collar

large corporations promoted what

teamwork and conformity

what became more preferable in the business world

organization over individual creativity

for most americans (blank) was a small price to pay for affluence

conformity

what made homemaking a full time job for millions of women

the baby boom and caring for a house in the suburbs

dissatisfaction over womens rolls was growing among who

well-educated women of the middle class

The Affluent Society

Written by John Galbraith; wrote about the failures of wealthy americans to address the need of increased social spending for the common good

beatniks

rebellious intellectuals who approved of spontaneity, use of drugs and rebellion against social standards

what marked the beginning of the loss of credibility within US government

JFK’s assassination and the consipiracy’s that followed and doubts surrounding the Warren Commision, who identified the lone assassin