7 Decades of Change — What’s Better or Easier

Part 2 of 7

If this is the first time you’ve seen this series, check out Part 1 then follow the breadcrumb at the end.

Discrimination is discouraged

Racism was a normal part of everyday life in the 1950s. Though many individuals today are still racist, it’s publicly discouraged. It’s more socially acceptable to discriminate against those who are either older or obese than to make a racist comment.

Special-needs children are integrated in society

Instead of being “warehoused” in an institution along with the physically disabled and criminally insane, people who were “retarded” are now educated, employed, and some get married. Huronia is a tragic example of how children with intellectual disabilities were treated. In her memoir, A World Without Martha, Victoria Freeman shared the shame her mother felt about giving birth to a child with Down’s Syndrome in 1958. Children with physical or mental disabilities are now raised with their siblings and included in society.

Devices cut time and effort in housework

Household chores came first to mind when thinking of what is easier today. Now you dump your laundry in a machine, add the soap…