The 1950s Ideal Family

The Ideal family had a two parent household, to go along with at least two children. Gender roles played a major factor in the 50s, the wife was at home full-time, taking care of the children, while the husband pursued a career. Families like these often kept themselves entertained with Televisions.

Divorce was a very uncommon thing in the fifties, if you were to get a divorce, or if you did something no one's done then, people would look at you differently as if you were an alien. Everyone followed the same things that people did before, they would have Identical belongings, the neighborhood was usually suburban and all looked the same.

People had a very different sense of style then, Men and women obviously wore separate outfits from one another that followed the same style as everyone else. It was mostly simple, men wore mostly suits, shirts, belts, pants, and shoes. Women wore blouses, dresses, and heels. Teens mostly had the same things their parents did.

The ideal family in the 1950s, requiring the ideal house was must. The houses usually had a perfect cut lawn and backyard with a beautiful garden. They also had the choice of putting up a fence, which was preferred among many families among the 50s.

The most embarrassing thing that could happen in the 50s was a Divorce, as mentioned before. the 1950's was a time were many people were getting married at a young age. Men and Women who were divorced were often looked down on in society and were questionable to socialize with.

Gender roles then were a pretty basic thing to look at, The wife was at home full-time, taking care of the children, while the husband pursued a career. Teens going to school, going to the soda shop, going to the dance, and coming home at dinner was the ideal life.

Once everyone heard that there was new technology that had come out, everyone had to get their hands on it. It was the television. The television assisted ad companies to promote their advertisements and have more people buying their products.