T1.B - Conformity And Change

Question 1

How did entertainment change?

Answer 1

Swimming at the beach
-swimsuits more practical

Hula hoops

Comic books

Question 2

Who were the three main icons?

Answer 2

James dean
-rebel without a cause 1955, rebellious teen, relatable

Marilyn Monroe
- seen as a sex symbol

Elvis Presley
- cool different, only shot above the waist

Question 3

How did teenagers use their spare time?

Answer 3

More money from the post war boom

Drive in theatres and bowling alleys

Rock and roll parties

Cars gave them freedom

Greasers-motorbike gangs

Question 4

How did the role of TV change?

Answer 4

Colour

Adverts funded it not government

Father knows best and I love Lucy we’re popular sitcoms

Question 5

Why did science fiction become popular?

Answer 5

Fear of nuclear war

Fahrenheit 451- dystopian future

Fantasy novels like narnia provided an escape

Question 6

What were beatniks?

Answer 6

Communist

Interested in Hinduism

Experimented with drugs

Wore berets and pull overs

Question 7

How did film change?

Answer 7

More film stars like John Wayne Paul Newman and marlon Brando

Alfred Hitchcock very popular

War of the worlds 1957 showed fear of the Cold War

Question 8

How was dating in the 1950s?

Answer 8

Gender role specific
Man asked woman out and paid

Go steady then marry and have kids

Question 9

How did music change?

Answer 9

Motown in 1959- black northern soul

Showed more black artists

Vinyl released- listen to music for longer

Rebellious like Chuck berry and Roy Orbison