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I also like how much the media played into this "perfect family" as Kelly puts it, not only now, but also during the fifties. All the advertisements showing these perfect wives with their perfect lives -- cooking dinner, ironing her husband's shirts and reading a book all at the same time! That stereotype was a ridiculously high standard to live up to. It really is no wonder that so many people rebelled against this "ideal" in decades to come. -- Kari W. | I also like how much the media played into this "perfect family" as Kelly puts it, not only now, but also during the fifties. All the advertisements showing these perfect wives with their perfect lives -- cooking dinner, ironing her husband's shirts and reading a book all at the same time! That stereotype was a ridiculously high standard to live up to. It really is no wonder that so many people rebelled against this "ideal" in decades to come. -- Kari W. | ||
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| + | I thought that the role television people played in influencing past images of American families was really interesting. I know watching shows on Nick at Nick such as "I Love Lucy," "Hazel," and "The Donna Reed Show," has forever impacted my view and impressions of this time period. Its hard for me to imagine a woman of the period, such as Mrs. Cleaver, not smiling while serving their busbands supper. While these shows clearly impact our view of the 50s and 60s today, I never considered the impact these shows had at the time they aired. I also think its interesting how the shows such as "Leave it to Beaver" are shows that parents could aspire to whereas I don't know if parents always feel the same about today's television shows. --Sarah Gardner | ||
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