Women in society

Chapter 7 touches on the aspects of family life during the 1950s and how women were expected to find a husband and raise their family in the suburbs. According to a "Baby and Childcare Manual" published in 1944, women should only leave the home for, "a trip to the beauty parlor, to see a movie, to buy a new hat or dress, or visit a good friend." I think the ideas of old psychologists are interesting because the things they advised people to do seem so ridiculous and ethically wrong in society today. Obviously, the ideas from this manual were written during a time when the roles of family members were defined much differently. It makes me wonder what people will think of today's self-help type guides, 50 years from now.