More than 30, miniature golf links sprang up across the country during the s. Prices ranged from 25 to 50 cents per round. Workers at a button factory in New York, circa Women entered the workforce in increasing numbers. Some families maintained a middle-class income by adding an extra wage earner.
Despite widespread unemployment during the Depression years, the number of married women in the workforce actually increased. Women found work as secretaries, teachers, telephone operators and nurses. But in many cases, employers paid women workers less than their male counterparts.
Families on government support were less stigmatized. Many Americans received some level of financial aid or employment as a result of New Deal programs. Prior to the Great Depression, most Americans had negative views of government welfare programs and refused to go on welfare.
In some towns, local newspapers published the names of welfare recipients. While attitudes toward government assistance began to change during the Great Depression, going on welfare was still viewed as a painful and humiliating experience for many families.
A family of migrant workers in Blythe, California, Economic hardship caused family breakdowns. The stress of financial strain took a psychological toll—especially on men who were suddenly unable to provide for their families.
The national suicide rate rose to an all-time high in Marriages became strained, though many couples could not afford to separate. Divorce rates dropped during the s though abandonments increased. Minors younger than 16 cannot use power-driven lawn equipment, such as lawn mowers, weed whips, or hedge trimmers. Chores commonly done around the home are exempt from child labor laws. Kids used whatever was laying around to create their own games and toys. Girls made rag dolls and kids played school yard games like tag and jump rope.
Most kids had a ball and stick to play baseball or kickball and may have had a bicycle or wooden sled. Podcasts have replaced the old radio shows for kids and online gaming has taken the lead over board games. Today : Children today have many options to watch movies—from attending movie theatres that serve dinner to streaming movies at home. Many films are created with computer-generated imagery CGI and advanced animation technology, which did not exist then. While Marvel Comics started in , the more recent Marvel Cinematic Universe has become the most successful film franchise of all time.
Most middle-income boys wore t-shirts with overalls and girls wore blouses and plain dresses. Both would have one pair of shoes and an outfit for special occasions. If you were a child from a higher-income family, you were pampered from head to toe. There are also more opportunities than in the s for disadvantaged families to have access to financial assistance to ensure children are clothed and fed.
Jazz music evolved into different styles with Swing and Big Band becoming prominent throughout the s. Broadway creators moved to Hollywood and adapted their stage shows for a wider audience on the silver screen. As unemployment rose, business and factory owners began to hire children. During , an estimated 2. Birth rates also drastically decreased as the living conditions of the s became increasingly worse. For example, utilities like running water and electricity deteriorated. Children living in rural Georgia during the s generally lived in houses that had no electricity, running water or indoor bathrooms.
Parties and gatherings were also scarce due to the lack of extra time and money.
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