in which the Golden Age of Television does. Throughout the late 1950’s to the early 1960’s, history refers to this period in time as “The Golden Age of Television.” A time where television had just achieved its rise to popularity with the American audiences. Most people who have lived in this time period, or who have been able to watch TV dramas from this era thanks to Turner Broadcasting Station, have been able to observe a culture that has inspired our future television dramas. From this culture
During my interview, my interviewee could not recollect specific companies in the time, so I decided to do some further research on this time. I found the company Magnavox, which happens to be around to this day. Magnavox is an electronics company that is owned today by Philips that was founded in the United States. Magnavox produces a variety of technology devices. They created the world’s first home video game console. Magnavox has a variety of hardware and software, important people and positions
The 1950’s economic climate changed greatly, with the end of World War II. People were ready to spend their money, after rationing for so long. The overall economy increased 37% in the 1950’s, and the average American family had 30% more purchasing power than before. As more fabrics became available in the United States, people could get them in much larger quantities. Women's clothing, especially, became popular with detailed gatherings, an abundance of pleats, puffy petticoats, and eccentric collars
In the 1950s television mothers were portrayed differently than they are today.The role of mothers in television sitcoms has changed significantly from 1950s to 2000s. The depiction of the TV families influenced society in the 1950s by creating the mother's image as who is always submissive to the authority figure, the father.Which made the society believe that the father is always the dominant figure in the house. In the 1980s, television sitcoms showed mother equal to the father which influenced
of television transform the advertising industry and advertising genres and styles, after 1950. In 1941, at the price of 4$ - 7$ Bulova Watches was the first advertisement to be aired on television. The ad in itself was basic. It was a countdown to a baseball game, it was on the logo of the channel it was aired on WNBC with the logo of the company on the right had lower quarter. This one minute completely revolutionized television and advertising. In the years between the wars, television was
The documentary, “Selling The American Way”, begins telling the audience what seems to be a Christmas story during a time period when television sets were being incorporated into every American home. Because of this, the 1950’s were a changing time when people were being bombarded with television ads which were thought to incorporate the ideas of psychology into the media with the purpose of persuading the viewers that they deserved to indulge on themselves. In the people, there was a fear of spending
by way of television. It alarmed the public of war, threats of war and notified them of national crisis. "The Emergency Broadcast System was established to provide the President of the United States with an expeditious method of communicating with the American public in the event of war, threat of war, or grave national crisis." - Emergency Broadcast System: The Lifesaving Public Service Program, United States Defense Civil Preparedness Agency, March 1978 ://www.history.com/topics/1950s/videos/cold-war
The 1950s was known as the Eisenhower Era. It was an interesting year for all Americans. The 1950s was a peaceful and luxury decade. The economy was doing great, it was booming. There were more people living in the U.S.A. because soldiers were back from World War II. Inflation was one of the biggest issue of the 1950s. Inflation is increase of prices of goods and services in an economy. The first inflation was due to World War II. Many veterans were back home and they wanted to start families
Women in that time did not have roles that portrayed them as being strong and opinionated. They were an extra background feature in television shows. The sitcoms hardly ever centered around them, instead the shows primarily focused on the children, the husbands, or the family as a whole, and in some cases the beloved family pet was the focus, such as the well-known series Lassie (Bell, 2010). It was not until the premiere of I Love Lucy that women began having starring roles. In I Love Lucy, Lucille
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