Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era
During these years a slang term for a sexy woman outside the home was a bombshell.
Elaine Tyler May • Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era
I happen to enjoy being a house-wife.
Elaine Tyler May • Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era
government and military leaders as well as the national media went to great lengths to promote visions of strong men and weak women.
Elaine Tyler May • Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era
“I want [my daughter] to grow up in a society where she will have a comfortable and important place.”
Elaine Tyler May • Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era
The elevation of male heroism reflected a widespread invocation of traditional gender roles.
Elaine Tyler May • Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era
the cold war ideology and the domestic revival reinforced each other.
Elaine Tyler May • Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era
The youth culture, as well as the booming economy, encouraged them to be risk takers in ways that their security-oriented parents found unthinkable.
Elaine Tyler May • Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era
Along with the invigorated stature of public officials, security concerns created heroes among firefighters and law enforcement officers, who suddenly achieved a newly exalted stature.