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Daily life in 1950s America / Nancy Hendricks.

by Hendricks, Nancy, author.

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Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2019]

Popular culture -- United States -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.

Nineteen fifties -- Juvenile literature.

United States -- Civilization -- 1945- -- Juvenile literature.

United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.

United States -- History -- 1945-1953 -- Juvenile literature.

United States -- History -- 1953-1961 -- Juvenile literature.

9781440864414 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)

1440864411 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)

Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series.

xli, 282 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Preface -- Introduction -- Timeline of events -- Glossary -- 1. Domestic life. Children -- Teenagers -- Women -- Men -- Marriage -- Family -- Sexuality -- Rites of passage -- Death -- Document : Margaret Chase Smith, "Declaration of conscience" (1950) -- 2. Economic life. Advertising -- Consumerism -- Crime -- Immigration -- Labor -- Race -- Rural life -- Social class -- Suburban life -- Urban life -- Document : Brown v. Board of Education (1954) -- 3. Intellectual life. Communication -- Cultural critics -- Education -- Health and health care -- Literature -- Medical advances -- News media -- Popular culture -- Science -- Document : John F. Kennedy, Speech at the Rockefeller Public Service Awards Luncheon (1958) -- 4. Material life. Automobiles -- Clothing -- Food and drink -- Housing -- Possessions -- Toys -- Document : National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956 -- 5. Political life. Government and law -- Legislation -- Political communications -- Politics -- Warfare and weapons -- Document : Richard Nixon, "Checkers" Speech (1952) -- 6. Recreational life. Dance -- Exercise -- Leisure -- Movies -- Music -- Sports -- TV -- Theater -- Travel -- Visual arts -- Document : Burstyn v. Wilson (1952) -- 7. Religious life. Ceremonies and rituals -- Denominations -- Holy days -- Nontraditional religious groups -- Religion and secular life -- Document : Dwight D. Eisenhower, Address to the World Council of Churches (1954) -- Appendix A : Slang of the 1950s -- Appendix B : Award winners, championships, and chart-toppers of the 1950s -- Appendix C : Best-selling books of the 1950s -- Appendix D : Major legislation by the U.S. Congress in the 1950s -- Appendix E : Major decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1950s.

"Placing the era firmly within the American experience, this reference illuminates what daily life was really like in the 1950s, including for people from the "Other America"--those outside the prosperous, white middle class."--Provided by publisher.

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