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My name is jones onkundi. the topic of the paper is how people lived in the 1950s with a family of two parents and two kids...

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Last Name 1 Your Name Instructor Name Course Number Date American family life: television impact in the 1950s Television's Most Important Effects The 1950s are known as popular television "Great Era." As development progresses, tv shows became a popular pastime for families all around the United States. Its discovery sparked the creation of a slew of new sources of entertainment, from comics to television shows. According to Weberling (p. 226), the invention of television and television shows has significantly impacted American history by connecting people worldwide. This paper will discuss a comedy family show created in the 1950s, the Danny Thomas Show "make room for Daddy." It is an American television show that ran from 1953 to 1957 by Danny and his loveable family. The television show has a significant impact on the American history of television in various ways. This paper will discuss the impact of the Danny Show on American society regarding how it looks based on race, socioeconomic status, level of education, number of members, and dual or single-parent household. Discuss how men are portrayed in the show based on their roles, behavior, and relationships. Discuss types of issues or problems the family encounter and how it goes about it. And explain what messages the show is trying to convey to Americans about family life. And lastly, compare the 1950s family with the American family today. Family status As far as race is concerned, the family is a single race family, and, in every scene, racial disparity is not conveyed. The family affects American society positively in matters concerning race in the sense that a family believes in marriage from any race. The Danny Thomas family is a middle-class family before Danny is left a widower to raise his children. It impacts American

Last Name 2 society in the sense that seriocomic status can switch at any time in life. A family that can afford a honeymoon is not considered inferior in American history, and Danny's family is a middleclass family. Level of education Despite the miss achievements of Danny, the family can access education, and "Daddy" is a hardworking man to ensure his children are well educated, and the family itself is educated. A family is required to remain on educational grounds even if their economic constraints, and this is an impact on American history. In season one, episode three of the series, Danny complains about his daughter's inability to spell words in her assignment. The family's level of education is average in an American setting. Parenting The Danny Thomas family comprises five members, Danny and his wife, two children, and his brother. they are grounded on love and confinement in the reality of situations. Danny Thomas faces dilemmas and solves them with a laugh at the end. Children are not always punished, and the mother is always lenient with the kids, unlike the father, who sounds a bit harsh but trying to take care of his kids. It shows the American society that as mothers, we will always have our kids back and try to talk them out of mistakes. Men, children, and women portray Men in the Danny Thomas family are portrayed as the cornerstones of the family and the breadwinners. Danny misses his family sometimes working and coming home late trying to have something for the family. Men in this family are considered to take charge or responsibility for their families and love them unconditionally. In season three, episode 26, Danny punishes his son for getting an allowance for one month and his wife to her daughter the same. It means a

Last Name 3 mistake for men is punished by men, and women punish errors by women because this is how a family should do. After all, a man understands a man, and a woman understands a woman better than anybody. Women in this family are portrayed as family wives, doing housework and taking care of children. The women's part in this family show is giving birth to children, raising them, and staying at home. Women are dependent on their men. Lastly, children are portrayed as the source of happiness in the family, and their work is the focus in school first. Children have no right to be in relationships unless they finish schooling. Danny sends away her daughter's friend who wants to take her to a dancing party, telling him to come back after twelve years when you are employed. Family problems. Among the problems Danny's family faced are financial issues and marital issues. Danny worked tirelessly to care for his family and the dilemma of wanting to be with his family. Danny met marital problems when his wife allegedly died and married another woman who ended up disturbing his kids mentally and physically. Message The family show tries to convey a message to American family life that parents should be self-united to raise their children and be vigilant on their kids' errors in family life. A family is required to have a love element despite the financial constraints, and at the end of it all, have lough and have a good time even if you are faced with challenges. And lastly, a father is always the head of the family and should behave like one. Comparison According to McLanahan (p. 45), the American family is at a continuous growth of diversity and inequality over time. The family lived in the 1950s and comprised a working

Last Name 4 husband and housewife with two kids, but in modern American family both parents are allowed to work, and the number of kids is more than two. The most significant change and the difference between the 1950s family life and today's American family life is the role a mother plays in the family.

Last Name 5 Works Cited Weberling, Brooke. "Celebrity Charity: A Historical Case Study of Danny Thomas and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 1962–1991." Prism 7.2 (2010): 1-15. McLanahan, Sara, and Lynne Casper. "Growing diversity and inequality in the American family." State of the Union: America in the 1990s 2 (1995): 1-45....