Emergence of a Separate Youth Culture in the 50s
Lesson 5 Essay To discuss the emergence of a separate and definable youth culture in the 1950s, you must first explore the prosperity and affluence of the post World War II era. ... This era achieved the prosperity of post World War II through the growth of suburban life and the emergence of youth culture. ... Although the nation was experiencing the greatest prosperity in the nations history the immediate post-WW II years can be labeled the "Age of Anxiety" with regard to American society and popular culture. ... Television became a fixture in American homes and helped develop a mass culture. The 1950s saw the emergence of a separate and definable youth culture. ... They developed their own culture, especially rock and roll music that drew heavily on black music and made black performers popular among white youth. New industries were geared essentially at youth, and not without reason. ... As a symbol of rebellious youth and the embodiment of youthful sexuality, Elvis Presley reinvented and revitalized American popular music culture, that is still recognized today.