How did British society change between 1939-75 YOUTH CULTURE

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  • How did British society change between 1939-1975    YOUTH CULTURE
    • Teenagers in the 50s
      • before and early on to the the 50s 'teenagers'  were practically mini versions of their parents
        • life in the 50s was diffiucllt . britain was still recovering from the effects of the war.  people were scared by financial problems and that there wasn't enough housing, food. as rationing carried on till 1953
          • HOWEVER: Things were changing in the 50s meant that things were becoming more prosperous. for  examples people earned higher wages due to amount of job available in order to rebuild the country after the war. people had more money to spend on other things.    things like HIRE PURCHASE meant that people could pay in installments to buy things. this stimulated the economy which mean that more money was available to rebuild the country. for example 3 million new houses were built
            • due to the amount of jobs available many teenagers worked as well. this meant that teens now had extra money to spend on other things which again stimulated the economy. they had more money to spend on new emerging fashions and listened to new musics. which was different from their parents.
              • teenagers started hanging out with their friends on coffee shops., wne tot the cinema etc as they had money to spend
              • listened to different types of music.   rock n roll which originated from the US was popular in the Uk and created a new rebel culture among teens  which was vastly different from their parents.
              • new role models in the 50s emerged like James Dean inspired teens. these new role models we e completely different to  their parents generation
        • they listened to the same type of music and worse similar clothes,didn't have much freedom
    • Teenagers in the 60s
      • MUSIC
        • MUSIC: had a big influence on teenagers. many teenagers found liberty in music and wwere obsessed with the members in bands.     groups such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones became instant superstars with millions of fans worldwide. teend beleievd these bands understood the youth 
          • the songs these bands sang about were related to drugs and sex. the lyrics were rebelious and teenagers like the rebelisous side it presented as it challenegd the tradtional views
          • 1955: 4 million records were produced      1960:52 million records produced       many record companies targeted the youth because they had money to spend and were becoming more rebellious and enjoyed these bands
      • BEHAVIOUR
        • bands like the rolling stones and their lyrics influenced many teens to not care and become m more rebellious with the newly granted freedom they had. it made young people not care about school or authority figures
      • RELIGION
        • many teens didn't believe in religion nor believe in a God. they instead worshiped bands and singers (but not every teen)
        • In 1966, John Lennon quoted in an interview as saying that The Beatles were now 'more popular than Jesus'. this upset many people but it was a said to prove a point that  1960s popular music was more influential than the church.
    • TEENS AND VIOLENCE
      • 18TH MAY           1964        On this day MODS and ROCKERS got into a fight this seaside riot left many mods and rockers given prison sentences  e.g 51 arrested in MARGATE. fine of £1,900
        • they damaged houses and shops on th estreets vandalised palces etc very vioelnt.
        • In BRIGHTON the mods and rockers on into fights on the beach , throwing deck chairs , swearing, terrified the elderly people and threw stone s at the police who tried to stop the fights,
          • this shows that young people were outer of control, rebelling against society through violence
      • MODS : group of teens who like 'THE WHO' ( a band) , had mopeds, dressed in Italian clothes and had mop-top hairstyles
      • ROCKERS : another group of teens who liked 'THE ROLLING STONES' and wore leather and drove motorbikes
  • FASHION
    • Teens had more money to spend on fashion for example £800 million was spent on fashion and entertainemnt
    • Teenagers in the 60s
      • MUSIC
        • MUSIC: had a big influence on teenagers. many teenagers found liberty in music and wwere obsessed with the members in bands.     groups such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones became instant superstars with millions of fans worldwide. teend beleievd these bands understood the youth 
          • the songs these bands sang about were related to drugs and sex. the lyrics were rebelious and teenagers like the rebelisous side it presented as it challenegd the tradtional views
          • 1955: 4 million records were produced      1960:52 million records produced       many record companies targeted the youth because they had money to spend and were becoming more rebellious and enjoyed these bands
      • BEHAVIOUR
        • bands like the rolling stones and their lyrics influenced many teens to not care and become m more rebellious with the newly granted freedom they had. it made young people not care about school or authority figures
      • RELIGION
        • many teens didn't believe in religion nor believe in a God. they instead worshiped bands and singers (but not every teen)
        • In 1966, John Lennon quoted in an interview as saying that The Beatles were now 'more popular than Jesus'. this upset many people but it was a said to prove a point that  1960s popular music was more influential than the church.
    • teens saw fashion as a way to express themselves unlike before where there usually dressed like their parents. New designers, such as Mary Quant, who created the mini skirt, made informal, stylish and lightweight clothes for young people. Quant used young models such as Twiggy to show off her designs 
  • MARRIAGE AND FAMILY
    • in the 60s many marriages ended in divorce and illegitimate birth rates increased from 5.8% in 1960 to 8.2% in 1970. the church saw marriage as sacred and due to contraception more people were having sex
  • TV 1964
    • In 1964 BBC2  was available which was more intellectual.  therefore this educated teenagers. HOWEVER. more sex scenes appeared on TV. this would encourage teenagers to have sex which could lead to the break down of Christian values and the family unit
    • HOW DID LEGAL AND SOCIAL CHANGES IMPACT TEENAGERS IN THE 60S
      • THE PILL 1967
        • was only available for married women in 1961 but in 1967 it was made available for everone. this menat that teens had a safe form of contraception and it gave women control over thier bodies. HOWEVER parents believed that it led to promiscuity, that it attacked the instituiton of marriege (sex before marriage +)9 and increased STDS
      • ABORTION ACT 1967
        • abortion was made legal in 1967. where before the only way to abort a baby was through backstreet abortions which dangerous and was done by untrained people.  this terminated unwanted pregnancies safely. HOWEVER  the church  and the older generations  disagreed with abortions because you were terminating a life
      • MARRIAGE AND FAMILY
        • in the 60s many marriages ended in divorce and illegitimate birth rates increased from 5.8% in 1960 to 8.2% in 1970. the church saw marriage as sacred and due to contraception more people were having sex
      • THE MURDER ACT 1965
        • this abolished the death penalty in Britain. this could lead to more murders /crimes as people would be  less afraid the consequences and commit crimes

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