Wilmington News Journal: "Desperate Housewives" a throwback to the 1950s, according to pop culture expert

By Arthur Page

Release Date: November 8, 2004 This content is archived.

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An article in the Wilmington News Journal about television's fascination with women in their domestic lives -- as seen in shows such as "Desperate Housewives," "Wife Swap" and "Trading Spouses" -- quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, who calls the shows a throwback to the 1950s and the images portrayed in the shows the reason women rebelled in the '60s. Go to article.