Welcome to the 1950's
Men's and Women's Roles in Society
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The Red Scare
The Arms Race
Consumer Economy
The New Mass Media
New Music Craze/Beatniks
Interstate Highway System/Auto Mania
Advances in Medicine and Childcare
Men's and Women's Roles in Society
Moving to the Suburbs
The 1952 Election
Bibliography

Men in the 1950's were expected to be able to find a good job to support their family. Married women were generally supposed to stay at home, housekeeping and caring for the children. However, many women broke this tradition and the number of married women with jobs exceeded that of single women. Their numbers in government jobs greatly increased.

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