Pop Culture in the 1950s
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- Created on: 11-12-17 14:04
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- Pop Culture! in the 1950s
- Teenagers
- Youth began to develop their own identity and culture
- 1950s, the term became associated with rebellion against parents and society
- Role models included James Dean and Marlon Brandon
- Slick black hair, poodle skirts
- Television
- 1948, only 0.4% of households had a TV. 1958, it was over 83%
- TV shows reinforced patriotism and religion
- Game shows, soaps and news programmes
- Due to baby boomers, there was a rise in children's TV
- Rock and Roll
- Symbol of teenage discontent
- Elvis Presley
- **** person
- Gyrating hips
- Shocked parents who saw him as corrupting their children
- Teenagers
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