HIST 2360Y Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Mass Production, Family Values, Baby Bonus
5 Apr 2016
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Cars, consumpion and suburbs: cold war canadian society. 2921 canadians killed in motor vehicle accident, 1953. A lot of car accidents parially because of the design of cars (build for style not safety and control) Car companies claim it was caused by drivers" errors. Women were driving as well in the 1950s. The reality of this ime is overshadowed by the myths of the ime: period of growth and prosperity- but also of poverty, period where gender roles are challenged. In 20 years the populaion went up by 7 million people (60%) A lot of people returning from the war who want to have children: people had put of having children because it wasn"t a good ime (war, depression) Impacts: created a child centred world (women were abnormal" is you were not having children) Children are being treated like children (schooling, toys, aciviies: focus on family.
