According
to Coontz, how was the family of the 50s different than rest of the century?
How
did women and society as well see the role and status of women in the 50s?
How
does the author question the reality of typical family life that TV portrayed?
Why
did men and women accept these social roles?
How
traditional was the family when it came to sexuality in this decade?
Ch. 5
Why were comic books slow to adjust to the struggle against communism?
How did comic books’ portrayal or handling of the Korean War reflect the different nature of this conflict?
Why did superhero comic books fail miserably in dealing with the Cold War?
Why did other comic books do well with communism theme?
What did romance comic books have to do with the Cold War? What specific themese or messages did these romance comic books promote?
How did EC comic books differ from others in the industry?
Ch. 6
Why the renewed crisis regarding comic books and youth in the mid 1950s?
What was the impact of the Senate Hearings on Comic Books in 1954?
What was the strengths and weaknesses of the CMAA?
What
is the subject of his commentary?
Who
or what challenged his stars?
Why
did CBS intervene?
How
did CBS attempt to avoid such threats in the future?
What
kind of evidence was used to blacklist?
What
or who was missing in this red hunting?
What
trend does he speak of that is dangerous?
What
had happened to thought and free speech?
How
does he criticize American method of defeating communism?
How
does he perceive or view threat of communism in the US?
Why
is he concerned about the impact of this fear on the young?
What
is the danger of orthodoxy or narrowed free speech?
What
is the meaning of his statement that US should be tolerant of a “whole
marketplace of ideas”?
What
is the meaning of his statement that US was adopting the “policemen’s
philosophy from the enemy we detest?”