Social change 1950-2000 Flashcards
What music and artists grew in popularity in the 50s?
Rock and Roll: Elvis Presley
What was special about rock and roll?
Gave teenagers their own music to listen to rather than their parents music
Influenced them in their attitude to authority
Who had a problem with Elvis and why?
Parents and teenagers
Didn’t like his sensual style, tight jeans and permanent sneer
What music became popular in the 60s?
British groups ie the Beatles and Rolling Stones
Hard rock
Protest music, Bob Dylan
The beach boys
Why did the beach boys gain popularity?
For singing about south cali youth culture, like romance, surfing and cars
Why were white middle class parents concerned about in the 60s?
For their teenagers turn to more rebellious and progressive culture
Thought rock n roll music encouraged crime
What music became popular from the 70s to 2000s?
Disco music
Heavy metal
Solo singer-songwriter
Rap and hip hop
Who were some popular disco artists?
Donna summers, the bee gees, KC and the sunshine band
What was disco a reaction to in the 70s?
The domination of rock and roll in the music industry
Who was disco most popular with in the 70s?
Women
Teenagers
Heavy metal artists
Led Zeppelin, black Sabbath, Deep Purple, MötorHead, Iron maiden
What was heavy metal associated with?
Masculinity and aggression
Singer-songwriter examples
Bruce Springsteen
John Mellenchamp
Why was singer songwriter popular?
Sung about struggles of every day life and ordinary people
Many artists ie mellenchamp helped raise money for struggling families who lost land
Why did rap and hip hop come from?
Inner city areas because of the economic problems of black Americans, such as poverty, racism and unemployment
Rap and hip hop artists
Jay Z
Will Smith
The Fugees
What changed about hip hop In the mid 90s?
Was mostly consumed by white middle class teenagers
Drive ins
Cinemas with a big screen you watch inside your car
When were drive ins introduced?
introduced 30s, popular in 50s
Who were drive ins popular with?
Families who could watch a movie and look after young children at the same time
Teenagers with cars for dates
What became the problem with drive ins?
Used for teens for dates + privacy of your own car = labelled as ‘passion pits’ for sex and immoral by the media
Multiplexes
Cinemas with more than 3 screens for viewing a movie
When were multiplexes introduced?
1963
Why were multiplexes popular?
Increased accessibility to watch a movie (more seats)
Anti heroes
Protagonists that lack traditional heroic values
Why were anti heroes popular?
After WW2, young people wanted more symbols of rebellion
What actors were popular who played anti heroes?
James Dean and Paul Newman
Method actors
Actors who lived irl like the character they were playing
Examples of anti heroines and why they were popular
Ava Gardner
Kim Novak
Marilyn Monroe
Because they were exciting and beautiful characters
Blockbuster
A high budget film for international audiences
Had advanced SFX, soundtracks and popular actors
How did blockbusters start?
Began by Jaws (1975) then Star Wars 1977
Continued into the 80s
VCR
Video recorder where you could watch films at home
What did the VCR encourage?
Renting films and increased accessibility of media
How was cinema attendance in the 90s?
Increased because of multiplexes
What was the most popular way to consume films in the 90s?
VCR rent at home films
More popular than cinema because people preferred watching films in their own home
How did Hollywood change in the 90s?
Massive emergence of a list actors such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Julia Roberts and Eddie Murphy
Film SFX tech advancing more and more
How did TV change between each decade?
1940s = very few houses owned TV sets
1950 = 50 million households
1970 = 96% owned TVs
What forms of TV were most popular?
Gameshows
Comedies
‘Western’
Soap operas
Day time chat shows
Criticism of TV?
It was for stupid people
Tv bad book good
What was a main theme in TV?
Christian values
What were big problems with TV?
Blurred the line between fact and fiction
Cemented idealised way a person should act and how they should live
Very little racial or religious diversity
What were the main rival computer companies in the 70s?
Apple and Microsoft
When was Microsoft Windows released?
1985
What did the release or Microsoft Windows cause?
Microsoft became the dominant company when developing computer electronics
Best known apple hardware product?
Apple Macintosh
How did the ownership of computers change In the 90s?
Massive growth and being used for leisure time
When was the first internet user friendly interface developed?
1991
How did the internet use change in the 90s?
92 = Delphi offering internet access to customers for the first time
98 = Windows 98 release and Microsoft browser
What were the effects of the internet?
Near instant communication
Online shopping and selling
Use of discussion forums and social media
When did gaming become more popular?
