Social Change 1950-2000 Flashcards
why did parents and teachers dislike elvis
sensual style
tight trousers
his sneer
what did bob dylan sing about
protest songs
vietnam war
why did parents dislike rock and roll
promoted lack of respect for the law
who wrote the femenine mystique?
betty friedan
what did betty friedan discuss in her novel?
it described the assumptions that women would only be fulfilled from their housework, marriage, sexual lives, and children
when did drive in cinemas open?
1930’s
what film created the teenage image
rebel without a cause
example of a symbol of rebellion in film
James Dean
when were special effects tech and sountracks added to movies
1970s
‘blockbuster event films’
when was the first dvd released
1997
how many homes had a TV by 1960?
50 million
how many TV sets were there in 1946
7,000
why were drive in cinemas popular?
popular in remote areas as travelling to a traditional cinema was tough
popular w teenagers as it was ideal for dating
2 significant blockbuster films
Jaws 1975
Star Wars 1977
which social group did early american television focus on?
almost exclusively on white middle class
this reinforced traditional US values that were associated w the suburban family dream
racial minorities usually shown to be working for white families
what did the creation of VHS tapes allowd people to do
buy or rent films/TV
VHS
video home system
what is COUNTERCULTURE
ideas or beliefs that go against society’s norms
who were BEATNIKS
young people who rejected traditional US life of having a 9-5 and a family
instead they read poetry, books and experimented w drugs
why did young people feel the need to rebel
new music and media
fear of nuclear war that could kill them at any time
what did the contraceptive pill allow?
allowed young people more sexual freedom
which drugs had an increase in usage in the 50’s and 60’s
LSD and weed
what organisation did betty friedan introduce
NOW
national organisation of women
what did NOW do?
challenged discrimination in court cases
what is the WLM
womens liberation movement
radical feminist movement who burned bras ext
who was the first female VP candidate
Geraldine Ferraro
who reacted violently to hippies?
police - for drug use
politicians such as governor of california for their REJECTION of american values
others angered by their refusal to work
SDS
students for a democratic society
organisation that campaigned to allow students to have more say over wha they were taught and how they were treated at uni
when was SDS started?
1959 in University of Michigan
how many SDS members were there by the end of the 1960’s?
100,000 members
in
150 colleges and universities
how much did a woman earn in 1998?
25% less than men on average
how many working age women were employed in 1995 and 1955
1955- 38%
1995- 70%
how many women in uni in 1960
1.3 million
what did NOW ACHIEVE by 1970’s?
managed to get $30 million in backpay for women who had not been paid properly between 1966-70
what ammendments did NOW add to the constitution?
laws guaranteeing maternity leave for women
ensuring women had access to contraception and abortion
why did some people disgaree with NOW?
didn’t address issues for poorer women and black american women
what happend in the Miss America pagent in 1968?
WLM crowned a sheep as Miss America
Roe V Wade
1973
Jane Roe ruled in SC that all women had a consitutional right to get an abortion if they wanted one
2022
Roe v Wade overturned and now individual states can ban abortion as they wish (e.g Texas)
