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Objective 7.6- Fifties Pop Culture

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1011 the 1950s you just a pop culture that would leave a lasting impression on American society the first of these changes was the Advent of television television was by far the biggest Tech let's go Marvel the 1950s in 1950 only 9% of American households own a TV by 1960 90 % own a television 56 the Federal Communications Commission or the FCC expanded TV shows this was the dawn of the golden age of Television TV program beyond500 shows by the mid-1950s like the TV Guide magazine and TV dinners magazine that can be bought at the checkout stand at supermarket that told you what shows would be coming on at what time and on what channels it's a lot like the guide option you have today on satellite television we got introduced viewers to new channels new shows and TV personalities TV dinners fed on an era of convenience in the 1950s let people sit down living rooms watch television together and eat a hearty meal TV programming in the 1950s dominated by comedy shows and Gunslinger westerns like Milton Berle Lucille Ball and Jackie Gleason dominated the airwaves television shows like I Love Lucy outlet mall Gunsmoke and The Honeymooners were the most popular of the day if you want to wiggle wiggle I'm going to stop and get my stuff  soon nightly news reports variety shows play children shows air shows like The Mickey Mouse Club The Ed Sullivan Show Big Show what's the Elvis Presley headlining tonight promise  howdy Duty  wow call Daytona now became popular with the television critics argue that TV glorified violence and stereotype women and lack Mercy the role of the obedient housewife was more fight in television shows like Father Knows Best shows focus on perfect White America and never showed poverty or my parties  another Mainstay of the 1950s was rock and roll rock and roll at the musical genre that originated from rhythm and blues it combined many musicals thanks for pave the way for every musical genre rock and roll was a way for teens to express the rebellious attitude songs that catchy beats suggestive lyrics and they spoke about teenage do some problems early artists like Chuck Berry Little Richard and Elvis Presley became huge Catherine teams bought a brock albums and it requested songs on the radio over and over constant TV and radio exposure spring rock and roll into the mainstream rock and roll artists of the 1950s or African-American the main consumer of the music was White America another aspect of 19 cheese culture was the beaten combined with rock and roll it was another Avenue for 1950 non-conformity centered in San Francisco Los Angeles and New York when was made up of young poets musicians and writers they resisted materialism and Authority adult condemn rock music in the beat as destructive to society they believe that both movements would lead to teen delinquency and a morality a brown on the movements use of drugs sexual suggestion and liberalism 1950s also gave rise to the American Car culture 1950s Leisure Time in Suburban life led to a love affair with cars that lasts even to today every family in the 1950s had to have a car for status transportation time travel  big flashy and Powerful cars for desire drive thru restaurants developed drive-in theaters were built and teens begin cruising on Friday down the main Boulevard cars also changed American Lifestyles cross-country trips in their cars and went anywhere they wanted at any time 1950 game American families of Liberty that they had never experienced before new suburban homes were built with garages and driveways for the family car with the car the American family an American Business we never be the same again last about teenage culture allowances teens let the high school life fell in love had fun and created an identity teens went steady dated live the dream of high school and had the big school event was a sock hop every Friday night teams will get together in the school gym take off their shoes and dance the night away the teenager became the new consumer for the business industry ads targeted attitudes and images to sell soft drinks music makeup and clothes movies glamorize the teen Rebel High School relationships and Rock most famous example of teen rebellion in the 1950s was the actor James Dean he drove fast cars or Dedham in leather and stole the hearts of teenage girls ever think about how 1950s culture affects your life as a teenager in America today before the 1950s there was no such thing as a teenager but after the 50s Chris had their own music their own style they were a new market for businesses and they had a voice of their own without these changes in 1950s culture your lives to be dramatically today

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