HIST 1378 TTh 2:30-4 PM Lecture 19Outline of Last Lecture Containment - At Home- Red Scare, Againo McCarthyism- “Lavender Scare”- African Americans/ Civil Rightso Robesono Duboiso Haywoodo King- Joseph Welch- Roy Cohn- “Hollywood TenOutline of Current Lecture American Life in the 1950so Consumption and Cultureo Economic Growth (Military Industrial-Complex)o Organization Men in Gray Flannel Suitso Education and Conformityo “Little Boxes”Current LectureAmerican Life in the 1950so Consumption and CultureThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o Nowadays we define democracy as consumption. (Choice of products limitless)o Technologies advanced and economy boomed Start of electrical appliances, televisions Vision of American success (not about voting or education) Society becomes fairly conformisto Economic Growth (Military Industrial-Complex) Idea of success was to own and purchase thingso Organization Men in Gray Flannel Suits “Organization man” - worker who does his work for the good of the company he is involved with Men will dress the part as well (gray flannel suits were the norm) to fit the identityo Education and Conformity Formally based on ideas of John Dewey- Believed that education should be creative/ imaginative, despised standardized concepts Then changed to conforming ideas - made more focus in math and science because it was believed to be the most crucialo “Little Boxes” Song my Malvina Renolds talking about conformity in societyo The “Other” ‘50so “Birth of the Cool” Miles Davis released this album, created new culture in society Don’t conform, be “cool” Jazz genre
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