Representation of gender. The 1950s. Change. One may wonder what these words mean, today, here these words are going to be explained. Gender representations are the way in which a gender, such as only two, masculine and feminine, is represented in the media and in social life. In the 1950s, bread cost .14 cents, bomb shelter designs were sold, Dwight D. Eisenhower was president, and people were afraid that communists would invade America and turn them into communists (American Cultural History). New technologies were appearing, like computers and color television, and with this new technology; The advertising industry was born, and with it, new types of gender representations. Gender representations changed in the 1950s, father figures were described as irresponsible and incapable of helping their children solve their problems (KON), women were described as being "happy housewives", women were expected to They want to get married and have children quickly. and to take care of the house, where the husband could not (PBS AMEX), but the representation of black men remained the same, they were mainly portrayed as "Uncle Toms" and this did not change for a good time (FERRIS). The typical family of the 1950s, as represented by the media, consisted of a father, a mother, and usually two children; It was known as the “Nuclear Family,” the epitome of the 1950s, the way every family wanted to be, thought they should be. The father was presented as a buffoon, an idiot who couldn't figure out how to do the simplest tasks around the house, and was too inert to even attempt to accomplish anything. The mother was depicted as being the opposite of the husband; being more than capable of doing anything her husband couldn't do, like washing dishes and cooking, anything more involved than general yard work she could do, as well as...... middle of paper......ing Beauty" Minds @ UW. Np, July 17, 2009. Web. March 21, 2014. .Ivy, Chelsea, and Rose Jove. "Undergraduate Research Journal for the Human Sciences." Undergraduate Research Journal for the Human Sciences. Undergraduate ResearchCommunity, ndWeb, March 20, 2014. "Leave It To Beaver: Jerry Mathers & Gang," ndWeb, March 24, 2014. "People and Events: Mrs. America: Women's." . Roles in the 1950s." PBS. PBS, nd Web. March 19, 2014..Salinger, JD. The Catcher in the Rye. [1st ed. Boston: Little, Brown, 19511945. Print."The Tom Caricature." Tom Cartoon. Ferris State University, nd Web, March 20.. 2014..