On Friday in class we watched the first part of the 1950's documentary. The economy was booming after the war, and people had more money to spend. This caused America to become more of a consumer society, which we still see today. People were buying things that they didn't need, just in order to say they have them. This is very similar to a lot of people today, who want to buy the latest edition of everything, just to have it. It's also interesting to see how almost everyone was getting married, and they were marrying young. Today, most people in their early-mid twenties' are not married.
People also started moving into suburbs, which became very popular. Suburbs were planned communities that had cookie cutter houses that were crammed together. Rock and Roll also became very popular, especially with young people. It was edgy at the time, and many older people thought youth should not be listening to it. An example of this today is rap.
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