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Side Effects of Prosperity

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Side Effects of Prosperity

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  1. 1950s Side Effects of Prosperity

  2. Some Side Effects of Prosperity • Even though the consumer economy was growing not everyone could find work • As many individuals and families prospered, others fell deeper into poverty. • Increased reliance on the automobile led to increased traffic congestion, car accidents, and air pollution.

  3. Some Side Effects of Prosperity • Emphasis on the pursuit of material wants encouraged individuals to work longer hours to secure the money necessary to pay for more goods and services. • Women entered the work force in larger numbers to increased the family's income and purchasing power

  4. Some Side Effects of Prosperity

  5. Some Side Effects of Prosperity • With less parental supervision, children spent more time in front of the television set, or with other neighbourhood children. • Some children returned home from school to an empty house since both parents were still working • With less supervision it was easier for children to find mischief

  6. Some Side Effects of Prosperity • Sitting around the television became a conversation killer in many families. • Critics nicknamed the television set the “boob tube”

  7. Some Side Effects of Prosperity • During the 1950s life on Aboriginal reserves did not change much from the previous decade. • Employment opportunities and incomes remained well below the national average. • Children were still being separated from their parents and put into residential schools where they were forced to ignore their heritage.

  8. Some Side Effects of Prosperity

  9. Some Side Effects of Prosperity • The intent was to help them adjust to the conveniences of 'modern' life. • The result of residential school experience, for many Aboriginal children, was a loss of pride and self-respect that caused many of them to experience more difficult lives as adults.

  10. Some Side Effects of Prosperity • Drug abuse, domestic violence, and poor diet and hygiene are problems that have been traced by sociologists to the childhood experience of residential schools.

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