* avoided suburban life (1957, No Down Payment flopped because of its theme of suburban life) escapist and dealed with political issues like war
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what are some examples of successful US film?
* 1958- The Bridge on the River Kwai . won best picture (showed British involvement in the Arab Revolt of ww1) * films about everyday life that was successful showed suburban rebellion like 1955 Rebel Without a Cause
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what themes were presented in US television?
images of happy suburban life as ownership of TV’s grew rapidly between 1950-60s
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what sort of shows were shown on TV?
1953- Father Knows Best- showed an ideal suburban family
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how much did the revenue of Television companies’ advertising revenue grow by in the 1950s?
1000%
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how much did advertisers spend of advertising during the early 1950s-1960s?
$10 billion
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what were the origins of teenage culture in the 50s?
* post war boom gave them spending power * most had jobs * given more independence from their parents who grew up in the war years
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how did film help influence teenage culture?
1955 - Rebel Without a Cause. youths in their cars, motorbike gangs, leather jackets, slang - inspired suburban tees to break loose
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what had Alfred Kinsey’s sexual research in 1948 and 1953 show?
95% of males had been sexually active by the age of 15
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in 1955, why did 13 states pass laws regulating the sale of comic books?
because in 1954, Frederic Wertham suggested that comic books helped corrupt the young through inappropriate depictions of sexual content or by presenting views that went gains familial life
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racial discrimination meant that rock’n’roll music only took off when performed by white people, what are some examples of black presence in rock?
1954- Chuck Berry produced ‘Johnny B. Goode’
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when did Elvis Presley have his first no1 single?
1955 with Heartbreak Hotel
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what was Beatnik culture?
* experimenting with drugs such as Marijuana * interest in asian religions such as hinudism * opposition to developments such as the armed race with the Soviet Union * sexual liberation * new forms of music
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how did the style of rock’n’roll contrast beatnik?
beatnik wore berets and loose pullovers and were seen in coffee cars discussing society WHILST rock’n’roll were more rebellious and intimidating