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1950s Side Effects of Prosperity
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.
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
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
Some Side Effects of Prosperity • Sitting around the television became a conversation killer in many families. • Critics nicknamed the television set the “boob tube”
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.
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.
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.
