Social Developments: Youth Culture Developments - Punks

Question 1

Name a rebellious youth culture that emerged in the 1970’s

Answer 1

Punks

Question 2

What inspired the creation of Punk? What did this band do?

Answer 2

USA band “New York Dolls” who rejected commercialism

Question 3

Name 3 British Punk bands

Answer 3

The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Buzzocks

Question 4

What was the music style of Punks?

Answer 4

Loud and fast guitar music where they shouted over it

Question 5

What was the Punk Culture based on?

Answer 5

Nihilism and DIY Culture

Question 6

What does Nihilism mean?

Answer 6

Feeling like nothing matters and not being able to achieve anything

Question 7

What clothes did the punks wear?

Answer 7

Ripped t-shirts and bin liners and safety pins

Question 8

What controversial symbol did some Punks wear? Why?

Answer 8

Swastika. Wore it to shock the generation that had fought in WWII

Question 9

Who were some key designers for the Punk style?

Answer 9

Malcolm Mclaren and Vivienne Westwood

Question 10

How anti-deferential were the Sex Pistols? (2 ways)

Answer 10

They swore on TV and made a song disrespecting the Queen

Question 11

What was significant about the Sex Pistols song about the queen?

Answer 11

It was not allowed to be played on BBC Radios but still reached #2 on the charts

Question 12

What did the Punk Movement show about young people in Britain?

Answer 12

They wanted to change overall national attitudes

Question 13

How did the older public react to Punks? What did they do?

Answer 13

They despised them, even singing hymns outside their concerts

Question 14

How did many young people feel about the Punk movement?

Answer 14

They resonated with them due to their lyrics

Question 15

Why did the Punk culture emerge in terms of economic conditions?

Answer 15

Affluence was beginning to run out in Britain

Question 16

What was another genre other than punk that was being developed at this time?

Answer 16

Prog rock

Question 17

What were some popular Prog rock bands at the time?

Answer 17

Pink Floyd and Genesis

Question 18

What was the difference with prog rock bands?

Answer 18

Their songs were longer and recorded at unconventional time signals

Question 19

What happened to pop in the 1970’s?

Answer 19

It became more theatrical

Question 20

Who was a pop artists that made pop more theatrical? What fake name did they make for themselves?

Answer 20

David Bowie dressed up as Ziggy Stardust

Question 21

How did the older generation react to Punks?

Answer 21

They would sometimes sing hymns outside of Punk rock concerts