The difference in working hours is not as big as you make it seem. In the 1950s it was normal to work on Saturdays. Nowadays, it Europe at least, the 40 hour wo

The difference in working hours is not as big as you make it seem. In the 1950s it was normal to work on Saturdays. Nowadays, it Europe at least, the 40 hour working week is standard. Also most women used to work until they had kids, and some returned back to work when the kids had grown up. And then there's the difference of lifestyle: In the 1950s most people did not own a car or a television. A family home would many times be smaller than a present one, even though families had more kids. And finally nowadays it's pretty normal to go on holiday abroad twice a year. In the 1950's this was unheard of.