The effects of the baby boom
What impact did the baby boom have on the 1950's and 1960's in Canada? To understand what impact it had we must think what it was. The baby boom was a period after World War 2 where the growth in population soared. Soldiers came back from the war wanting to start a family, have a nice peaceful life, and forget about war. The baby boom generation was raised differently then any other generation. They had many benefits that the generation of WWII soldiers didn't have when they were young. The baby boom generation was a special generation in many ways. The baby boom impacted Canada in the aspects of women, economics, and how they were raised. Women were treated much differently in the baby boom generation. Women were portrayed as housewives only. Many women had dreams to be so much more but they lost those dreams along the way with the troubles of motherhood and marriage. If women wanted more they were encouraged to take jobs such as stewardesses or teachers. No one in that time thought women to be good for much more then house work. But many women in the 1950's and 1960's actually had a good job and were earning more then the male of the house. Over 60% of the female population had a job other then housewife, teacher, or stewar
Over 60% of baby boom families lived in the suburbs. 2 So as you can see the baby boom generation was raised different socially then any other generation. 1 So even if women were portrayed as housewives back in the 1950's/60's, the reality is they were so much more. Parents wanted a nice peaceful place where they could raised their kids without the craziness of city life. 1 This opened the opportunity for the unemployed the get jobs. 2 The economy had never been so high. It was higher then in 1929 before the Great Depression. 1 Other jobs that had a high demand were babysitting jobs. Many parents who both worked needed people to look after their kids. So as a final thought, I would have to say the baby boom had a positive impact on Canada in the 1950's and 1960's. Over 75% of the schools in Canada had a shortage of teachers and not enough classrooms in the 1950's/60's. And since there were so many kids, the babysitting business boomed. So as you can see, the economy went up enormously due to the companies focusing on the baby boom generation. Many parents used the TV as a baby sitter and when they needed time to themselves they sat the kids in front of the TV and relaxed. Another, smaller, way the economy went up was the new jobs created.
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