le have become more androgynous as the times have progressed. In defending one view or the other in terms of the acceptability of the 50’s view on the sex roles, and present day, the present day has far surpassed the 50’s. In the 50’s, male types composed the view on what women should do. The men were the ones feeding the stereotype taken on by the housewife. Due to the fact that it was the men that held the positions, which highly influenced what society felt was the norm, i.e., television, newspapers, magazines, radio, and movies. Men, disregarding the female’s perspective, established the glamour of working in the home to support the male figure. Once the females were allowed outside of the home, during the war, they never fully returned to their original ascribed status. This is due to the fact that they enjoyed their new role. As it is today, women have more freedom in their decisions and are not necessarily looked down upon for upholding a job outside of the home. This newfound freedom was never present in the 50’s. The male role has now become more universal then it was back then as well. Men are able to stay home with the kids and hold part time jobs, and still be socially accepted. This new liberating concept has made America flourish into the commercial giant that it is today. With new ideas filling the market due primarily to the diversity of the people working in the various departments. These new sex roles in the 90’s, have allowed barriers to be broken in the work force, and home, that would never have come down in the 50’s. The family has become more rounded and the youth no longer places boundaries in what they feel they can accomplish. The general conditioning of the youth has changed dramatically, in the past 40 years, to what is now, a more open area. The youth is able to see both male and female handling similar, if not like, jobs, as well as taking responsibility for the fa...
