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Culture of the 50’s and 60’s

Culture of the 50’s and 60’s. U.S. History 11. video. “Youth Culture of the 1950’s” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SDlhORJLKg. What’s New?. Television By the 1950’s TV’s are now affordable and it is common to see one in most homes Rock and Roll Music

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Culture of the 50’s and 60’s

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  1. Culture of the 50’s and 60’s U.S. History 11

  2. video • “Youth Culture of the 1950’s” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SDlhORJLKg

  3. What’s New? • Television • By the 1950’s TV’s are now affordable and it is common to see one in most homes • Rock and Roll Music • Originated out of African American genres like blues, and jazz • By the mid-1950’s its popularity among youth is nearly universal • Medicine: Polio Vaccine • Invented by Jonas Salk and first tested in 1952 • The first vaccine to eradicate a disease

  4. Television • Commercially available since the 1920’s, but gained popularity and accessibility by in the 50’s • 1946  7,000 TV sets in the U. S.1950  50,000,000 TV sets in the U. S. • Medium for entertainment, advertisement, and molding public opinion • Reinforcement of values and ideals

  5. Think, Pair, Share: • What is an example that you have seen (past or present) of the media’s influence over public opinion? • Do you think television really impacts our views and beliefs?

  6. Rock n’ Roll • Origins in African American genres, attributed to Chuck Berry • Artists, like Elvis Presley, helped the “integration” of the genre into popular culture • Reached the youth through its “sex appeal” • Also why the older generations did not like it! • This genre becomes the new way to express oneself, politically and socially

  7. In the margins of your notes: • Can pop culture music really have a political impact? • If you think so, what is an example?

  8. Polio Vaccine • Before its invention, polio was a highly contagious viral infection that often resulted in paralysis • The vaccine dramatically decreased the rate of infection within the population • This and other medical advancements to follow, combined with the baby boomers greatly increased the population

  9. Youth Culture • The term “teenager” is coined during the 1950’s • Middle class teens had a disposable income of their own (allowance, part-time jobs) • Changes the business sector • Advertisements, TV shows, movies, music, drive-ins, and books all create genres/activities that would appeal to teenagers with money to spend!

  10. Fashion

  11. 50’s Slang • Axe- An instrument • Baby-A term of endearment • Blow your top-A phrase which expresses enthusiasm or exasperation • Bread- money • Can- Jail • Cats- Folks who play jazz music • Chick-A young and pretty girl • Chops- The ability to play an instrument, a highly refined technique • cut out: leave • closet case: someone to be ashamed of • don't have a cow: don't get so excited • Daddy-o- A hipster's way of addressing another guy • Dig- To know or understand completely • Drag- to depress or bring down a person's spirits • Flip- to go crazy or a noun meaning an eccentric • flick: a movie • pad: home; an apartment • odd ball: someone a bit off the norm • paper shaker: cheerleader or Pom-Pom girl • partypooper: no fun at all; a killjoy • reds: the Communists; an angry state of mind • refuel: to eat • righto: okay • rock: a diamond • rounduptime: the end of summer vacation • Sides: vinyl records • getbent!: disparaging remark as in "drop dead" • get with it: understand • give me five: let’s shake hands • go ape: to explode or be really mad; to get very excited • go for pinks: a drag race where the stakes are the car's pink slip • greaser: a guy with tons of grease in his hair • heat: police • hit the bottle: to bleach one’s hair blonde • hound: the bus • I’ll clue you: I’ll tell you about it • ice it: tell someone to forget something • jacketed: going steady • keeper: parent • kick: a fun or good thing; Also, a fad • kill: to really impress • knucklesandwich: a fist in the face • kookie: nuts, in the nicest possible way • lid: a hat • make the scene: to attend an event or activity • mush: homework • nosweat: no problem • on pills: dieting • on the hook: in love • peepers: glasses • pile up Z's: get some sleep • queen: a popular girl • rag top: a convertible car • rap: to tattle on someone • rattle your cage: get upset • sluff: to cut classes • slurg: a milkshake • Frosted- angry • spaz: someone who is uncoordinated. A klutz. • split: leave • threads: clothes • wet rag: someone who's just no fun; unpopular • what's buzzin, cuzzin: what's new? • what's your tale, nightingale: what's the story? • yoot: a youngster • Bash - Great party • Clutched - Rejected • Fream - Someone who doesn't fit in 

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