HIS374H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Lavender Scare, Greatest Generation, Nuclear Family
Document Summary
The emergence of the traditional family and the lavender scare . Mostly men who went to wwii, came back, and were celebrated for what they did. Wwii was the last war the us participated in that they could truly feel good about the accomplishments within it. The idea of two parent households really only gained traction after wwii. How did that change the view on families. Foreign demand from rebuilding countries abroad after wwii. The marshall plan (us helped fund other countries" expansion and rebuilding. However, countries needed to restructure their economies to match that of the us, used to promote capitalism). Advertised not only items but also the idea of the nuclear family through popular tv shows and other media venues. People had money, and more importantly, they felt like they had money. Ememrgence of a mixed-economy characterized by expanded government spending as a support for private capitalism. Mixed economy is an economy that had partial state control.
