Section 10
Culture in the Gilded Age
By Boundless
American social Darwinism held that the social classes had no obligation toward those unequipped or under-equipped to compete for survival.
During the Industrial Revolution, the economic and social roles of woman shifted and became largely focused on the domestic sphere.
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Bicycle riding, camping, baseball, and public parks grew in prominence during the late nineteenth century.
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By 1900, advances in consumer education and mass production helped advertising to become firmly established as an industry.
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During the Gilded Age, free time and disposable income were spent on new forms of leisure such as amusement parks, burlesque shows, dime museums, and vaudeville shows.
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American realism attempted to portray the life of ordinary Americans at home, presenting a new artistic perspective.