Cosumerism The 1950s
... A typical 1950s family was one in which the female stayed at home, and the male was the head of the household--the breadwinner. ... " In the 1950s, much of the cold war came down to who could produce better washing machines, houses, and cars. Suburbia Teenagers were a new species at the beginning of the 1950s. ... - Lyon Estates, advertised in 1950s, generic houses The housing shortage By the end of the war in the mid-1940s, it was clear that there was a severe shortage of housing.