Research middle-class marriage in the 1950s. What roles were married men and women expected to play, and how successful was this model?

Investigate post-World War IT trends in popular psychology and self-help literature. Based on the popularity of the literature you find, can you speculate as to the kinds of advice and support Americans were looking for? What might these needs tell us about American culture at the time?

During the years of President Eisenhower's terms of office-1952 to 1960-what was the general view of success among the middleclass? What did it mean to be successful in 1950s America?