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Chapter 11- Changing Times

Chapter 11- Changing Times.

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Chapter 11- Changing Times

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  1. Chapter 11- Changing Times The social and cultural trends changed drastically between the decades of the 50s, 60s and 70s. Many Canadians were fairly conservative in the 1950s (holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation). BUT teenagers, who reflected this conformity in the 50s, started to rebel against it in the 60s…….

  2. Teenagers in the 50s The term “teenagers” came about after WWII. ›During the Depression and WWII, young people had to help contribute financially. Leave school, work (especially for the war effort) and get married. After the war, young people had more leisure time and therefore were identified as “teenagers”

  3. Increasing prosperity meant young people: • in “well-off” families now had money to spend ② had after-school jobs and could spend that money on themselves. ③ stayed in school longer and go on to university ④ became a target for advertisers marketing campaigns

  4. Activities and fads of the 1950s: › generally safe and innocent, approved by conservative parents. › drive-in restaurants- drinking floats and listening to the jukebox › drive around town on the main streets › drive-in theatres › sock-hop dances at school or local arena- Jive dancing became popular › “going steady” or dating one person became popular › being “part of the crowd” or “fitting in” (social status) became important during this era. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf55gHK48VQ

  5. The Generation Gap Teenagers began to make their own mark on society through new music, language (new slang), and fashion, and to develop their own cultural group. These trends began to create a generation gap between parents and children. This caused more rebellious actions to occur. Teens wanted more freedom and parents wanted them to stay conformed.

  6. Teenage slang of the 1950s: cool (with it) hangout (favorite restaurant) cat (cool guy) chick (cool girl) buzz off, beat it (get lost) shades (sunglasses) real crazy (something good) Going steady (dating)

  7. Changing Styles Women: full skirted dresses, pleated or poodle skirts, white blouses and sweaters, knee socks, penny loafers, ponytails. Capris, shorts, jeans were considered rebellious and became popular later in the 50s

  8. Men: clean-cut (short neat haircuts- crew cut), cotton pants, V-neck sweaters. The rebellious, the “rockers and hoods”, liked the tough motorcycle look: black t-shirts, jeans, and leather jackets, slicked back hair- “duck-tail”

  9. Moving Away from Conformity MUSIC: 1950s- rise of rock and roll- Elvis Presley (The King) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_vZqsj2rSA As the 1960s approached, rebellion appeared in music and in dance. Music became a huge part of teenage life during this time- portable transistor radios and record players. Adults voiced objections to the loud and vibrant music, the lyrics, the provocative stage movements, and the long hair of musicians. Adults considered the music to be radical and rebellious and that it would corrupt traditional values. The more adults criticized, the more teens turned to it.

  10. Beatlemania and the British Invasion The Beatles Rolling stones The Animals African American musicians: Chuck Berry, Stevie Wonder (motown)

  11. Popular Canadian Musicians of the 60s Dennie Doherty- lead singer of United States band the Mamas and the Papas The Guess Who The Stampeders April Wine Many Folk singers gained popularity: Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell and others

  12. Dancing In the 50s, “teens” danced the jive which reflected swing dancing, a dance in which parents felt as being a “safe” proper dance style. BUT along with the new music, new expressive and “wild” dances developed in the 60s: The twist, the fish, the hitchhiker, the frug, the watusiand the jerk. Adults felt that these dances were too provocative and promoted promiscuity. Once the 70s approached, the disco era, it made the music from the 50s and 60s seem tame. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbK0C9AYMd8 twist http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU6SG5Th6Zo jerk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcrZIK3gqbUfrug http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OU_Ppxgs9Qwatsui

  13. A Developing Idealism Counterculture: During the 60s, young people started to • question parents’ values more openly • become more critical of established norms in society • become more aware of the conformity and materialism of their parents • see the power of government and big business • see the power of police

  14. Questions • How did fashion/style become more liberal during the 60s? • How did the young generation show dissatisfaction with society? • What were some of the issues addressed with protesting? • Tell me about the major concert, icon, called Woodstock. • Describe the “Hippie” way of life and values. • What did Folk singers sing about? • What did your degree (or level) of wealth depend upon? • Define the following terms: Civil Rights and Segregation • Read Viola Desmond’s story page 172, just because. • What’s the difference between Trudeau’s Canadian “mosaic concept and the U.S’s “melting pot” policy?

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