The members of this generation were expected to meet certain social requirements: that the man should be the breadwinner and work to support his family, and the woman was to be not only a homemaker but also to show a level of adoration for her salaryman husband as reward for his bringing in the money she used to look after their children and socialize with her friends.
Members of this generation were supposed to adhere to certain societal expectations: that men should be primary earners, supporting their families through work, while women were expected to be homemakers who also showed devotion to their salaryman husbands as a thank you for providing the income necessary for raising children and maintaining social life.