BUSINESS 102milestone 3. Exam question and answers

All of the following traditions reflected the relationship between conformity and the American family in the 1950s EXCEPT __________.  Advertisers offered “labor-saving” devices aimed directly at a female audience.  Whether working-class or middle-class, men were expected to support their families.  Those who chose to live outside of societal norms were largely ignored by mainstream culture.  Women were not encouraged to work outside of the home. RATIONALE Just as containment policy led to conformity in American politics, suspicion of those who challenged tradition also led to conformity in other areas of American life, including family and gender roles. Most men and women in the 1950s adhered to tradition by marrying young, dedicating themselves to creating prosperous, stable, nuclear families, and dividing household responsibilities in traditional ways. Magazines and advertisements for consumer goods reinforced these expectations. Those who did not adhere to tradition were stigmatized. CONCEPT Family Life in the 1950s 2 Choose the false statement regarding the adoption of containment policy by the United States during the Cold War.