Which of the Following Is NOT True of Culture in the 1950s

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true of culture in the 1950s and 1960s?

• A) Social transformations in the postwar world gave families more money and leisure time,which would lead to a transformation of culture: a cultural revolution.
• B) Given the large numbers of young people as a result of the "baby boom," the mass culture of the 1950s and 1960s would be expressed primarily through music.
• C) After victory in World War II,Western society attempted to settle once more into the traditional patterns of the past with men working outside the home and women staying home with children.
• D) The mass culture of the 1950s and 1960s was not confined to music but expanded to include art,initially through abstract expressionism and later in pop art.
• E) all of these

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Definitions:

Cumul I

An abstract painting by Belgian artist Pierre Alechinsky, characterized by a dynamic composition of gestural lines and color.

Color-field Painter

An artist who employs the color field painting technique, characterized by large, solid areas of color, intended to evoke an emotional reaction through the use of color alone.

Diluted Paint

Paint that has been thinned with water or another solvent, used to achieve lighter tones or a more fluid consistency in painting.

Helen Frankenthaler

An American abstract expressionist painter known for her pioneering work in the color field painting movement.