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I want you to write a history paper.
this paper is super important only quality work accepted.
please check the attached file for complete details.
so you understand all right? regarding on the sources you have to use which correspond to each section of question? also need to watch films and no outside sources used in this paper
I also have PowerPoints form lecture which you also need to select some and use as citations in the paper. You should download it and see what the course is about so you can write on it. also make sure all readings and films that to be used and NO OUTSIDE SOURCES!!!
Follow all instructions. except links I put on the prompt, NO OUTSIDE SOURCES!! the paper should be in chronological order which is 1950,1960s,1970s from the prompt. The introduction need to be very informational and with very clear thesis statement. Professor will look at the thesis first so make sure it is persuasive with arguments. also popular culture context is necessary. make sure to read all books and cite all sources to each question and watch all films link above. use ppt as lecture notes and reference like (Lecture 17). ask me if you have any questions thanks
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Running head: POPULAR CULTURE
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Popular Culture
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Popular Culture
The 1950s all the way to the 1970s must have been difficult years for the American
society. It was at this time that different transitions in life were made there. People were
embracing different cultures which would change depending on the years to accommodate the
ever-changing scenarios (Greene, 2006). The race, gender roles, the culture, and political
ideology, among others where main issues which greatly affected the American society at these
decades. Therefore, it is essential to analyze popular culture in the 1950s, 1960s and the 1970s
together with the different cultures that it brought with it and how these cultures affected the
American society and the American values at those particular periods.
How Popular Culture addressed Transformations in Race Relations and Anxieties about
the Prospects for achieving a Racially Just and Harmonious Society
A race relation has always been an issue in the American society. The popular culture just
paved the way for different methods on which it could be handled. Moreover, the prospects and
the methods in which the different races of America used to fulfill the equal and peaceful society
also differed during this particular time (Greene, 2006). During the three decades, popular
culture partially dominated the way of life of the American society. The black Americans had
developed their own culture like kinky or afro hair with different types of clothes which helped
defined their identity. On the other hand, the white Americans were privileged as always, they
still saw themselves as being superior. Their different cultures determined what each person did
depending on the decade, and they tried to establish a common culture which people would
follow easily to try and fit into the society.
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Racism was, however, still fast developing into the American society and it brought
about great racial conflicts among the different races in the American Society. “Planet of Apes”
is the most useful films that were greatly used to explain and help people internalize and think
about racial conflicts. The films mainly address the different issues and ideas drawn from the
human predicament from racial conflicts. An example of one of the films is The Conquest of The
Planet of Apes where Caesar asks Breck, “Tell, me Breck…how do we differ from the dogs and
cats you and your kind used to love? Why did you turn us from pets into slaves?” then Breck
replies by saying, “Because your kind were once our ancestors. Man was born of the ape and
there’s still an ape curled up inside of every man. The beast that must be whipped into
submission. The savage that has to be shackled in chains” (Izle, 2016). Such an example helped
people understand the different racial conflict which most of the time involved one party wanting
to be more superior to the other. No race ever wanted to be treated as being any less than the
other and this mindset of superiority results in racial conflict (Izle, 2016). The latter may never
end unless each race learns to treat the other with respect and acknowledge each other as being
equal.
In the late 1960s to 1970s, the Black Liberation Struggles turned more militant and
violent. It made people less optimistic about any possibility of racial reconciliation in the years
that followed. The Black Liberation Struggles, in an attempt to provide a just and harmonious
society for the Black Americans as well threatened the white racial supremacy which extended to
the Western supremacy in world affairs (Greene, 2006). It was evident that those types of
organizations were formed because the black Americans were tired of how the whites were
treating them. They were tired of slavery and bondage and were ready to be free. They believed
that they would not attain their freedom not unless they used force. Popular culture brought
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Black Liberation struggles to them which some of them believed gave them a way to fight for
themselves and showed their bravery in trying to protect and recover their once lost identity. In
essence, even though these Liberation Struggles got violent and militant, they managed to
achieve a few if not all for which they were looking. They chose a way in which they saw could
help them attain quick results from the other race, the whites.
The more the Black Americans tried to fight for their rights, the more distant they became
to the White Americans. The White Americans had a notion that the Black Americans were
always inferior to them and that they had no right whatsoever to try and compare themselves to
them. On the other hand, Black Americans were tired of being treated with cruelty and like
animals and wanted to be free from such treatment (Greene, 2006). The more they struggled, the
more both races subjected themselves to a never-ending racial conflict which would last for a
very long time. It would not be easy to come up with a solution that would favor both races.
How Popular Culture addressed Transformations in Gender Roles and Sexual Moralities,
1950s-1970s
In the 1950s, one of the things that were revived was gender roles. This period was after
the war, and many Americans were eager to go back to their normal lives. The shortage of house
in the Post-war led to them living in the suburbs. Traditional gender roles were among the main
things that would help them try to live their normal lives at last. Even though there was evidence
that one was forced to conform to their rigid gender roles, different Americans embraced family
togetherness through identifying the different gender roles and working towards achieving it
(Douglas, 1995). The fathers were seen as the heads of their families and they were supposed to
do anything possible to ensure that their families were well catered for at the time. The women,
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particularly the mothers, helped keep the home nice and always and help in keeping it in peace.
Mostly, it was the work of men to provide and women to prepare.
Also, in the 1950s period, the youth defined their gender roles through defiance and
conformity through what seemed to make them more rebellious. They did not try to embrace
their earlier traditions. Instead, they attempted to look for new cultures that would help define
their generation. They tried as much as they could to make their generation recognized. They
intended to give the youths at their time a voice of recognition which also included the
establishment of gender roles and distinguishing themselves through different sexual moralities.
With time, particularly in the 1960s, the youth had greatly shown their generation gap
from the other people. Most of the youth at this particular time became defiant and in the
process, learned to explore the different alternatives and ways of living in the world. Such open
defiance of authority led to the change in the gender roles and sexual moralities among the youth
(Greene, 2006). The authenticity of the gender improved rather than them being forced to
conform and the defiance middle-class codes of appearance and decorum became the order of the
day. They hid their sexual curiosity through their sexual morality which decreased day by day.
The decrease led to the introduction of certain activities such as getting intimate in public which
most of them did not perceive it as being a wrong thing to do. There was a development of a new
masculine and feminine appeal which also led to the discovering of a unisex appeal, a look
which could favor both the men and the women.
Popular culture paved the way for a drastic change in sexual moralities because there was
an introduction of a second sexual revolution which mainly included weakening of beliefs and
taboos on homosexuality and sex before marriage. In certain events, such as the protests at the
Miss America Pageant in 1968, it was evident that different genders could stand for themselves
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and represent their gender into what they thought was right and best for their gender. It showed
that it was not the role of a woman as a female gender to be showcased according to their
physique like objects, but rather, appreciate themselves for the way they are because they are all
perfect in their way.
Perhaps it was after the period of the 1960s that different genders started relating to
themselves differently, learning different things regarding their gender roles and sexual
moralities which were greatly affected by the constant change in the popular culture and their
relation to others in the day to day life. It helped different genders build ideas that would help
them rise from their fears and face life in a way that would best fit them. Moreover, probably at
this time, there were different instances of sexual immorality since the youth had too much
freedom to choose what they wanted. Their defiance and freedom may be some of the issues that
led to the decay of their sexual morality which in my opinion, was brought about by the curiosity
of wanting to know more.
The Problem of Conformity as assessed by Popular Culture in the 1950s
Popular culture in the 1950s greatly embraced conformity during the post-war period. In
the 1950s after the post-war, most Americans happily embraced family togetherness which also
led to the return of the traditional gender roles. However, th...