Youth Culture

Question 1

Why did young people clash with their parents?

Answer 1

-over fashion, musical tastes + moral standards
-e.g. boys grew long hair + girls wore mini skirts
-greater questioning of norms around sex + drugs
-such behaviour caused concern in older gen

Question 2

What was the extent of teenage promiscuity?

Answer 2

-alchocol, tobacco + caffeine used more than illegal drugs
-survey 1969 young gen spent more time listening music in room than at youth clubs or festivals

Question 3

How was youth culture defined by fashion?

Answer 3

-london became capital of fashion world
-traditional rules abandoned
-acceptable wear same outfit to work + for evening
-women wore trousers + men wore velvets, satins + bright colours

Question 4

What was the impact of the changing norms in fashion?

Answer 4

-helped override or mask old social divisions
-between sexes + classes

Question 5

What media interests did young people have?

Answer 5

-listened to popular music on pirate radio stations or from 1967 BBC radio one
-TV programmes like Ready steady go! (ITV 1963) + top of the pops (BBC 1864)
-new technology enabled cheap plastic record players + records accessible to all

Question 6

What different youth subcultures were there?

Answer 6

-skinheads — shaven heads, braces, Dr martens + evolved from the mods
-hippies rejected social conventions + established attitudes
-they embraced flower power which emanated from US
-favoured alternative lifestyles with emph environmentalism, free love + peace