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1
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Wages in the 1950s

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BY 1953, the average family’s annual income had reached $4,011

2
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What did high wages in the 1950s imply?

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It meant that people had money to spend.

People’s disposable income rose on average by 17%

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Consumer boom

• Advertising industry

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It was a multi-billion dollar industry rising from $6 billion in 1950 to over $13 billion by 1963.

By 1960, there were over 50 million televisions in the USA.

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Attitudes towards consumerism

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The consumer culture always left people wanting more.

Advertising was so persuasive that luxury items became necessities.

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