You're right,
genuinegirly, to an extent. My family, like
ustwo's and
maleficent's, is and was nothing like the one described in this image. However, there is a bit of truth in everything. The image above points a picture of a subservient wife to a dominant husband. I think that, on the surface, a lot of marriages, especially from that particular period, may seem like they fit that description. I know that, on the surface, my mother's parents may seem to fit that description. However, I also know that my mother's parents relationship only
seems that way. In reality, they are equals and they have utmost respect for one another. My grandmother has had the same hairstyle ever since I remember, all because my grandfather likes it that way. This is not because she is subservient to him, it's simply because she chooses to do something that is, relatively, no big deal that she knows he will like. The reality of most situations like that, from what I've observed, is a lot like a BDSM relationship. The submissive is the one with the real power, although it seems as though it is the other way around.
What is so right about what you say,
genuinegirly, is that "there are parts of our society that still wholeheartedly accept gender stereotypes and attempt to mold young folks' personalities around them" and that "They're still out there. Going strong." With this, you hit the nail on the head. Right now, there are
parts of our society which embrace such mindsets, and I suspect it was much the same way in the 50's. This is not an issue of time, but of demographic. The demographics which embraced these mindsets then still do so today. It has not gone away, but it is more convenient and comforting for us to blame such ideas of a woman's role on a time period than on a social group or groups.