Australia’s Social and Cultural History- 1950’s In the 1950’s technological advancements greatly affected the Australian population from communications to transport. Both advancements both affected Australia’s social and cultural lifestyle in different ways, in particular the television. Very few people had TV’s and most people would crowd around window shops to view the shows, so later on, when more people could afford a TV, it became a powerful form of communication for broadcasting the news and the Melbourne Olympic games. This was a big social impact as, there were less people actually viewing the games in the stands. The TV was a great advancement, but it was competing with the radio.
How does Pop Art relate to the history of America in the 1960’s? Pop Art simply borrowed images from the popular culture, hence the name, Pop Art. Anything from movie stars, to cans of soup; from images of war, to appliances; the subject matter for Pop Art consisted of items likely to be seen in everyday life. It could therefore relate to the common person, unlike Abstract expressionism of the 1950’s, which the general American couldn’t necessarily appreciate. With this difference, Pop Art changed the art world, and is still intriguing today.
The baby boom generation led to an economic high in the 1950s. “All history can show no more portentous economic phenomenon that today’s American market.” This quote was taken from the article, The Changing American Market. In the 1920s, the economy struggled, but there was a ton of new products that made life easier. These products included: electric vacuums, fans, toasters, washers and the greatest of them all, the Model T car. Cars were also a hot commodity in the 1950s.
Pure American Culture does exist and its being exported all over the world. The typical thought of the average American is that America is a melting pot and culture is only imported into America when in reality American Culture is an Export. Our popular culture has spread to countries in every corner of the world no matter what country you are in you will see some sort of American culture whether its a movie being shown in a theater in Brazil or a coke machine in the streets of Tokyo pure American culture is all around us in every slice of the
Who would of known a little box, or big these days, could be so influential to Australian society? When introduced into Australia in the 1950’s, society and culture shifted due to the new invention of television, leading Australia to witness a form of communication that had never been so powerful. Since 1950’s, television managed to maintain the powerful influence, and has become completely enculturated into Australian society. Alongside, controversy has risen to our society, debating the positive and negative factors television influences on Australia. The report conducted analyses how television has influenced Australian society from 1950 to today focusing on a range of contributing factors that have influenced the changes of people’s
Another form of entertainment Australians enjoyed at the time was the internet and the computer which many people had in the 90s and used it to look up previous decades of pop culture as shown in source 5. DVDs were also a form of entertainment which replaced VCR’s and were used to watch movies, TV shows and cartoons from the past, at the time which weren’t found in the cinemas or from other countries. With the wide collection of DVDs and the invention of the internet, Australia became more multicultural. Even now, many DVDs are movies or shows from foreign countries which aren’t seen on TV and the use of internet to look up past years of music and pop culture is still prominent. Australia’s TV shows in
Individual Essay “How has the Americanisation of Australian culture influenced the franchise industry of Australia, and has this had a positive impact?” Prime Minister John Howard once quoted stating that ‘cultural vitality has a role in shaping national identity’ (Howard, 1995). Australian identity has shaped dramatically through the American influence rising in the 90’s and well into present times. To understand this change we have to analyse not only the impact it has had on Australian culture but also the impact on Australian businesses which are driven by the consumers of Australia. Looking at the Franchise sector, a $131 billion business with over 73000 franchise units currently operating we can see what type of business Australian consumers are driving. A massive opportunity then is available to capitalise on the strong influence of
However the 1999 act put a cap on the duration of marriage before an divorce was able to proceed, this was 18 month plus it introduced compulsory marriage counselling. This means that divorce has now become equal, easer and even cheaper. This is a huge factor as before 1857 divorce was non existence and only available through act of parliament. This shows us that changes in law has been the biggest factor in terms why it has increased. Other reasons can be things such as declining stigma and changing attitudes.
Kendrick Morency Mr.Mastronardi English IV Period 1 November 1, 2012 Television: The Major American Benefactor Throughout history, technology has revolutionized the way Americans have lived. Some examples are the computer, the telephone, and motor vehicles. Arguably, the invention that greatly influenced America was the television. Being commercially available since the late 1920s, the television set had become commonplace in homes, businesses and institutions, particularly as a vehicle for advertising, a source of entertainment, and news.During the 1950s, television had become the main medium for molding public opinion. The television has been proven to be a major benefactor that has changed the household and family life of Americans.
Khadijah Edwards Professor Vinson ENC 1101 22 February 2013 Song Critique Essay Over the years, music in our society has changed tremendously. Today’s music is nothing compared to music of our fathers days. In the 80’s, songs had actual meaning, however, today artists’ tend to focus more on the rhythm/beat of a song, than its purpose. In our generation instead of classifying music by its genre, there are two categories: good music and bad music. One example of good music is “Get Up, Stand Up” by Bob Marley and an example of bad music is “All Gold Everything” by Trinidad James.