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Conformity 1955-1963 Flashcards

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Define conformity

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Compliance with standards or rules

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2
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What factors led to conformity

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Cold war politics and a mass society

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3
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What did conformity replace

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Rugged individualism

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4
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What class membership increased due to conformity

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The middle class

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5
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In 1960 what percentage of homes had TVs

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90%

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In 1960 what was the main leisure activity for over half US citzens

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Television

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What were some criticisms of TV

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Promoted conformity and consumerism
Decline in test scores
Decline in reading
Made viewers physically inactive
Adverts

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What were some praises of TV

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Cheap entertainment for the whole family
Developed a more national culture
Not all TV was mindless

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What values did Hollywood reflect

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Heroic men
Submissive women
Evil Indians

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How did Hollywood demonstrate its ability to change

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Treatment of sex in explicit films (baby doll)
More conservative of sex than broadway

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How much was spent on advertising 1950

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5.7 billion

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How much was spent on advertising 1960

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11.9 billion

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Whats an example of how Adverts manipulated the consumer

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Cigarettes are good for the lungs as excersize

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Who were the Beatniks typically

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Middle class, young beats who reject materialism

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What lifestyle did Beatniks live

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Spontaneity, drugs, free love and defiance of authority

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Name two leading figures of the Beat generation

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Allen Ginsberg
Jack Karouac

17
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What did Ginsberg gain fame for

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His 1956 book Howl

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What did the book Howl promote

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homosexuality, drugs and non-conformity

19
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What did Kerouak gain fame for

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His book 1957 on the road

20
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What was the first teenage defined music

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RnR

21
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What was RNR

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combination of blues with western and country
With sexual lyrics

22
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Why was RnR popular among teenages

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Added to group identity
Now had money to spend
Unpopular among older gens who compared artists to Hitler

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