Where the Girls are: Growing up Female with the Mass Media by Susan Douglas is a thought-provoking read as it relates to women as early as in the 1950s, how women have been perceived in the media, and how women are shaped by mass media as a whole. It brings to light how mass media influenced society’s view towards women, how mass media placed worth on certain aspects pertaining to women, and how feminism gave rise. Douglas chose to explore the mass media as it relates to women as well as study
until the early 1950’s. During the times before women were to be housewives, arm candy, made to do “a woman’s job” and that’s it. While men were the face of comedy. So at the turn of the century women took their opportunity to voice their opinions, break the male dominating world of comedy and make their grand entrance, and lasting appearance in the world of comedy. The pioneers of women in comedy started with women such as Phyllis Diller, who made her stand up debut in the 1950’s. Diller came out
have shaped the landscape of 21st century popular culture in many aspects. Lucy made many creative choices throughout her career that have had irrevocable repercussions on the landscape of pop culture. For instance, CBS cringed when Ball wanted them to cast Desi Arnaz, who came to be known as Ricky Ricardo as her onscreen husband. This was due to the fact that she was white and he was Cuban and it was unheard of for such love affair to be featured on television. However, Ball firmly stood her ground
Differences in Dating Communication Between the 1950’s and Today Whether it be the 1950s or today, communication in dating relationships is vital. The mediums of communication may be different in the two decades, but the importance of it remains the same throughout generations. It can be argued that communication between couples is the largest sign of strength and promise of a relationship. The 1950s was the last decade before a dating revolution started, which gave more freedom and less expectations
C. S. Lewis: A Life Reflected Through Narnia Published on October 16, 1950, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, the first novel in the Chronicles of Narnia series, by Clive Staples Lewis (C. S. Lewis) is currently distinguished as his most widely held book in libraries worldwide. Amusingly enough, while at Oxford University, Lewis completely destroyed the original manuscript of the novel after receiving poor book-reviews from his colleagues. He later rewrote the book from memory after regaining
March 1978 ://www.history.com/topics/1950s/videos/cold-war?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false The introduction of the Emergency Broadcast System in the 1950s influenced Fahrenheit 451’s plot. I believe Ray Bradbury used this, at the time, new innovation to shape his government in his novel. The government was able to access its citizens through their televisions, radio and other technologies. The government was able to announce its national