Have the 1950s been overly romanticized? Beneath the calm,
conformist exterior, new ideas and attitudes were percolating. This
was the decade of McCarthyism, Levittowns, and men in gray flannel
suits, but the 1950s also saw bold architectural styles, the rise
of paperback novels and the Beat writers, Cinema Scope and film
noir, television variety shows, the Golden Age of the automobile,
subliminal advertising, fast food, Frisbees, and silly putty.
Meanwhile, teens attained a more prominent role in American culture
with hot rods, rock 'n' roll, preppies and greasers,
and--gasp--juvenile delinquency. At the same time, a new
technological threat, the atom bomb, lurked beneath the surface of
the postwar decade. This volume presents a nuanced look at a
surprisingly complex time in American popular culture. American
Popular Culture Through History is the only reference series that
presents a detailed, narrative discussion of United States popular
culture. This volume is one of 17 in the series, each of which
presents essays on Everyday America, The World of Youth,
Advertising, Architecture, Fashion, Food, Leisure Activities,
Literature, Music, Performing Arts, Travel, and Visual Arts.
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