1. W ELCOME TO THE 1950’ S The American Culture

2. W ELCOME TO THE S UBURBS … Pros Same house Cheaper housing Diversity Broad mixture of religious and ethnic groups Cons Conformity Materialism Packaged areas Given up individuality

3. N OT ALL THE S AME … Beatniks Rejected all forms of convention (traditional living) Stream of Consciousness New style of writing that seemed to flow from the creator’s mind Been around since 1930s Wholesome characters Truth, Justice and America 1950s Characters veered into darker subjects Violence scenes Gruesome covers Poetry and LiteratureComic Books

4. Vivid Unstructured Abstract expressionism Rebelled against highly realist styles of painting Youth Culture Nonconformity Teens rebel against the world of their parents Dances, movies, slang, etc. Artists and their Art The Youth

5. T HE Y OUTH 1956 there were 13 million teenagers in the US Money form part-time jobs New style of music Rock ’n’ Roll Blending of Rhythm and Blues With amplified instruments Teenagers had their own radios ELVIS Two leading FactorsMusic

6. M ORE ON THE Y OUTH Gathered at “sock hops” Latest songs New dances Jive Stoll Bop Movies James Dean Rebel Without a Cause The Wild One Hollywood made movies where teens rebelled against the norm only feeding into the new youth Language New sayings “On cloud nine”, “cool it” and “don’t have a cow” all come from the 50’s

7. G IRLS IN THE 1950’ S

8. B OYS F ASHION ON THE 1950’ S