1. The Golden Age Families in the 1950s

2. The Golden Age- Families in the 50s Reality vs. the Myth Renewed emphasis on the family The American Century Life in the ‘burbs The Democratization of the Companionate Family Baby Boom Trouble in Paradise?

3. Post-War Readjustment

4. Post-war Divorce Boom

5. Hurry-up wartime marriages

6. Post-war Divorce Boom Hurry-up wartime marriages Strain of wartime separation

7. Post-war Divorce Boom Hurry-up wartime marriages Strain of wartime separation Shock of being reunited

8. Post-war Divorce Boom Hurry-up wartime marriages Strain of wartime separation Shock of being reunited Loss of interest

9. Post-war Divorce Boom Hurry-up wartime marriages Strain of wartime separation Shock of being reunited Loss of interest Suspicion of wartime adultery

10. Women at Work

11. 1950s trailer home

12. The Golden Age

13. The Golden Age?

14. The Baby-Boom

15. Why the Renewed Family interest?

16. Cold War Tensions

17. Why the Renewed Family interest? Cold War Tensions Impersonal nature of work and social events

18. Why the Renewed Family interest? Cold War Tensions Impersonal nature of work and social events Family Togetherness portrayed as national ideal

19. Family Togetherness