Sex in America During the 1950s

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This paper discusses the paranoia of the U.S. govt. in regards to homosexuals and the effects of the Cold War on American sexuality. It includes statistics from government documents and the Kinsey reports. It looks at the development of "Playboy" magazine, the beat literature and its dynamic rebellion against social mores, rock-n-roll music and teenage rebellion. This paper also discusses the impact television had on the American family and shows that set the standard for what it meant to be a normal family.

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" The conservative attitudes of the government soon became reflected in the homes of middle class America. Hoping to recapture the ideals of the Victorian Era, women were encouraged to become housewives. The ideal female roles during the 1950s included raising a family and housekeeping. Although many women maintained jobs during this time, the baby boom that began in the 1940s proliferated during the 1950s. In 1945 the Second World War had ended and thousands of men returned home to girlfriends and wives and began to start a family. "

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