TOPIC 5 - social changes 1950-2000 Flashcards
1950s music = ……
Rock and roll music (Elvis)
Parents hated Elvis’ …. - teens …..
Sensual style, tight trousers and sneer
Loved him more
….. eg Bob Dylan + Springsteen
Protest songs
Parents blamed rock and roll for …..
Teenage anger, lack of respect for law + increase in crime
1970s = …. Music
Eg …. and the …. very popular with women
Disco
Bee Gees
Jacksons
Heavy metal associated with …… eg. ….
Aggression and masculinity
Motorhead + Iron Maiden
….. product of high unemployment among Black Americans
Rap + hip hop
….. = growth in sale of PC’s
1990s
Bill Gates set up ….. in ….
Microsoft company
1975
Steve Jobs set up ….. in ….
Apple Computers
1976
…..= development of internet
1990s
….. = games consoles eg. …..
1980s
Nintendo, Sega Mega Drive, Sony PlayStation + Xbox
….. via email
Near instant communication
Social networking + games consoles = ……
Less active lifestyles + increase in obesity
Literature challenged ….
Traditional values
Book: …… focus on teenage rebellion
Catcher in the Rye
Search for the Great American Novel = meaning of ….. - …..
Being American
Diversity + history
To kill a mockingbird focus on ….
Racial inequality
Betty Friedan wrote ….. - which ….
Feminine Mystique
Challenged traditional role of women
Cinema became ……. due to television
Less popular
Drive in cinema opened in the ….
1930s
Drive-ins were popular for ….
Dates with teens with cars
Drive ins labelled as ….. by the media
‘Passion pits’
Multiplex = ….
Several screens in one building
Audiences wanted ….. eg. …..
Symbols of rebellion
James Dean + Marlon Brando
…. = ‘blockbuster’ ‘event films’ = …..
1970s
Special effects technology + soundtracks
Famous Directors: 2x
Steven Spielberg (Jaws + ET)
George Lucas (Indiana Jones)
….. = cinema attendance increased
1990s
Mega paid superstars eg. ….
Schwarzenegger, Robin Williams + Julia Roberts
…/4 of households had a VCR = rentals of film is a …..
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Major businesses
… = first DVD release
1997
More advanced ….. shown in films eg Jurassic Park
Digital imagery and special effects
1950s TV celebrated …
Traditional US values
TV failed to recognise that the US was a …..
Great mix of races + religions
Racial or religious minorities usually shown to …..
Work for white people
By 1960, ….. homes had TVs
50 million
….s = cable and satellite TV
1980s
Very popular TV = ….
Game shows + comedies
Western programmes
Soap operas (Dallas)
Chat shows (Oprah Winfrey)
Teenagers rebelled against ….
Parents beliefs
First generation to grow up in ….. so teens wanted to ….
‘Nuclear age’
Enjoy ‘today’
Influenced by ….. in ….
James Dean
Rebel Without a Cause
Use of illegal drugs increased in ….
1950s + 60s
Contraceptive pill encouraged ….
Sexual freedom
Hippy movement = …..
‘Make Love not War’
Many hippies from ….. + rejected ….
Middle class backgrounds
Parents values
Students more involved in …. Eg ….
Politics
Civil Rights + Anti-War Protests
…. Students killed protesting at Kent University in ….
No …. from Nixon
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1970
Sympathy
WW2 saw women work in ….
Munitions, shipyards, aircraft factories + armed forces
After war many women ….
Returned to role as mothers or traditional ‘female’ jobs
…s media encouraged women to adopt ….
1950s
Traditional family roles
Women were better educated (1960 = … attended uni) - so better ….
1.3 million
Career options
Eleanor Roosevelt report showed women as …. , only ..% of DR was female
‘Second class’ workers
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Betty Friedan set up …. (….)
National Organisation of Women (NOW)
NOW challenged ….
Discrimination in court cases
…. = more extreme than NOW eg. ….
Women’s Liberation Movement
Burning bras
….. = 1st female VP candidate
Geraldine Ferraro
