1950s: Religion is an integral part of many classrooms. Bible readings and regular lessons about religious topics are included in course plans.
Today: The separation of Church and State is rigorously upheld and children do not study religious texts; prayer in schools becomes a burning issue, and there is growing pressure from religious factions to have educators teach creationism to counterbalance lessons in Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
1950s: Only about 58% of students finish high school, but jobs are so plentiful that employment rates remain high. Employer loyalty is the norm, and employees often remain with one company until they retire.
Today: Most employers that offer jobs with living-wage incomes require employees to have college degrees, even for low-level positions. Routine layoffs and downsizing largely eliminate company loyalty,.....
This is a free excerpt of 135 words. This section contains 320 words. This
study guide contains 28,607 words (approx. 95 pages at 300
words per page).
Read the rest of this Literature Guide with our The Catcher in the Rye Access Pass.
