Marriage In The 1950's

The rise of rock and roll, the cold war, the first credit card, color T.V., school desegregation, The first organ transplant, the space race, Frank Sinatra, and the Barbie doll, all emerged in the 50’s the decade. Yes, it was remarkable one. While not all the technological advances we have today existed, one thing was certainly superior; Marriage. The once sacred institution has experienced a devastating deterioration in the last six decades; marriage in the 1950’s is unparalleled to today’s a depreciated and artificial version of this union.
First of all courtship today is vastly different today than it was back then. While it is still traditional for males to propose a date; it’s not uncommon for women to suggest a date as well. Dates

Today both males and females pose great value on a high paying career. Women have made significant advancement in their labor force and educational achievement. Today 60% of females are part of the work force compared to only 30% in the 1950’s. Women no longer need a man’s financial support or validation. “It’s a modern generation of couples with a whole new set of social norms. Both partners are likely to work, do child care, and house work,” Thus creating allegedly equal marriages; a strong sign of progression from a female’s perspective. Very few realize that modern gender roles have irreparably harmed the family nucleus. Obligated to juggle a career, motherhood, house work, and hobbies, many women struggle to manage their numerous and exhausting responsibilities; thus chaos and filthiness reigns in many households. Endless to-do- lists force women to unconsciously neglect their children. Countless mothers leave their children at home to be educated by babysitters, while they work ceaselessly. Mothers rely on the school system to feed and educated their children. It’s habitual to see children drag themselves to school and reluctantly complete homework assignments without the orientation of their parents. The parent’s absence unfortunately, leads many school age children view their teachers and school staff as their main parental figures. Yet we wonder why there is an abundance of insolent, rebellious, indolent and reckless

Hey baby, I think I want to marry you;” says a Bruno Mars song. Some couples have literally acted upon those lyrics. They meet; feel mutual attraction and then sprint to the altar to promise each other eternal love. Such a precipitated and crucial decision could only culminate in divorce. Logically, a two year cellphone contact lasts longer than new marriages. Today 41 percent of new marriages end in divorce. The pattern repeats it’s self continuously; infatuation, marriage and soon after divorce. Some say the divorce rate is declining, which is true, but, while divorce rates are lower, so is the number of people getting married. An increasing number of couples are choosing to only live together and renouncing to marriage altogether; and those that do marry are wedding later. These days the average bride is about 26 years old and the average groom is about 29. The typical couple marries a decade after high school and often times after having lived together for years.
Marital instability was not as predominant in 1950. While couples married at a younger age. The average bride was 20 years old and the groom was about 24; the critical step was well thought out. For most couple marriage was the first time living away from their parents; many of which were sexually inexperienced. The divorce rate in 1950 was only 2.6%. Most importantly, marriages were expected to last a life