ociety. Religion, family values, and prosperity were the apparent goals of the typical 1950s family. Underneath this belief lay reality of a nation that was constantly changing and undergoing a radical cultural shift. More women were entering the workplace, contradictory to belief of staying home with the children. There was an increase in higher education attendance due to funding and more money among families. The fifties was also a time of suburbanization among white Americans, and urbanization of blacks. The 1950s only had the image of being bland, the truth was it was a time of social ferment. The fifties set a basis for which the sixties relied upon. The civil rights movement began in the fifties, but the results did not occur until the sixties. Contrary to popular belief the 1950s and 1960s were both decades of constant change and rebellion. There was nothing bland about this period of time of technological advances and social reform....
