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The 1950s: Music, Culture, and the Rise of Conformity in America

Explore the transformative decade of the 1950s, where music genres like rock and roll emerged alongside cultural shifts that defined a generation. From the rise of beloved icons like Elvis Presley and talents like Betty Friedan challenging societal norms, to the complexities of youth culture manifesting through rebellion and experimentation, this era was marked by profound changes. Delve into themes of conformity, feminism, and the struggle for identity amidst the changing soundscape. The 1950s laid the groundwork for future cultural movements and individual expression.

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The 1950s: Music, Culture, and the Rise of Conformity in America

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  1. Bell Ringer • Socrative Classroom: 290387 • What kind of music do you listen to? • What do you like about it? • Favorite artist? • Artist you hate?

  2. Goodbye Conformity 1950s Culture Part Deux

  3. I Am Woman Hear Me Roar

  4. The Problem That Has No Name • The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan • Interviewed former college classmates • Showed unhappiness of woman’s role in 1950s

  5. Little White Pill • Margaret Sanger (remember her) and birth control • 1954-Pill successfully developed • 1957-FDA limited approval • 1960-Approved for contraception

  6. Bettie Page Marilyn Monroe Elizabeth Taylor Va-Va-Voom-The Pin Up Girl

  7. The New Youth Culture

  8. Teenagers • First coined in 1950s • 1956-13 million teens with $7 million to spend • Needed own identity

  9. What Did They Do? • Listened to rock ‘n’ roll • Experimented with drugs and alcohol • Rebelled • Drove dangerous cars • Promiscuous (lots of petting parties)

  10. Juvenile Delinquents • 1951The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger • Greasers • The Wild One • Rebel Without A Cause • James Dean

  11. Bubble Gum • Clean lyrics • Light melodies • Wholesome singers • Sounded just like mom and dad’s music

  12. Rock ‘N’ Roll

  13. Rock ‘N’ Roll Radio • Alan Freed • ”Moondog” • Coined “rock and roll”

  14. What Is Rock ‘N’ Roll? • Combo of rhythm/blues, country, and jazz • Numerous subgenres • Inspired-lifestyles, fashion, attitudes, language • Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry • Bill Haley and the Comets-Rock Around the Clock

  15. Subgenres • 2 Tone • Acid rock • Afro punk • Alternative country • Alternative dance • Alternative metal • Alternative rock • Anatolian rock • Art punk • Art rock • Baroque pop • Baggy • Bandana Thrash • Beat • Bent edge • Big beat • Bisrock • Black metal • Blues-rock • Brazilian thrash metal • Breakcore • Britpop • Canterbury sound • Cello rock • Celtic punk • Celtic metal • Celtic rock • Chicano rock • Christian metal • Christian punk • Christian rock • Coldwave • College rock • Comedy rock • Country rock • Cowpunk • Crossover thrash • Crunkcore • Crust punk • Dance-punk • Dance-rock • Dark cabaret • Dark rock • Darkwave • D-beat • Death 'n' roll • Deathcore • Death/doom • Deathgrind • Death metal • Death rock • Digital hardcore • Djent • Doom metal • Dream pop • Drone metal • Dunedin sound • Electric folk • Electronicore • Electronic rock • Electroclash • Emo • Ethereal Wave • Experimental metal • Experimental rock

  16. The King • Elvis Presley • Actor, singer • Grew up poor • White artist able to sing black music • Famous hips • Too sexual many audiences

  17. Beatniks (Snap! Snap! Snap!)

  18. Values Gap • Unconventional lifestyles • Drugs • Sexuality • Eastern religion • Rejected materialism • Free expression and being • Hippies right before the hippies

  19. Read the Beat Alan Ginsburg Jack Kerouac • “Howl” • Long poem • Blasted modern American life • “I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked” • On the Road • Travels if Kerouac and his friend • Jazz, poetry, and dugs • “The best teacher is experience and not through someone’s distorted point of view.”

  20. Not So Affluent

  21. Who Missed Out • 30 million Americans lived below the poverty line during the 1950s • Single mothers • Elderly • Minority Immigrants-Puerto Ricans and Mexicans • Rural Americans • Disabled • Inner city residents

  22. White Flight and the Inner Cities • Whites moved to the burbs • Took tax dollars with them • Blacks had migrated to the cities for work • Last hired, first fired

  23. Native Americans • Less than 1% of population • Poorest group • Termination policy-forced assimilation

  24. Appalachia • Streams and mountains • Farmers couldn’t compete • Ruined mines • Scarred hills • Poor nutrition • Very poor education

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