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Marriage rates rose in the 1940s: G.I.s who were about to head overseas to fight in World War II married their girlfriendsWith marriage, comes babies, so from 1941 on, the birthrate roseAfter the war, it skyrocketed: the years between 1946 and 1964 are considered the years of the “Baby Boom”
The word “teenager” hadn’t really been used much prior to the fifties, because there was never such a large population of themCompanies saw this new generation as a huge group of potential customers, and many began marketing products directly to teens Products like phonographs (and 45s), tobacco products, comic books, movies, cosmetics, and even cars were produced with teenage customers in mind
Preppy: imitated parents’ style with slacks, button down shirts, sweaters, sweater vests, and cardigans, or a lettermans jacket if they earned oneGreaser: popularized by James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause and Marlon Brando in The Wild One, wore jeans, a tee shirt, and a leather motorcycle jacket with his hair slicked back often in a ducktail styleTeddy Boy: began in England, mostly popular in the late forties/early fifties, consisted of “Drape” jacket which was a long wool coat with velvet or satin cuffs and lapels, worn with drainpipe trousers (now known as skinny jeans), suede crepe soled shoes for jiving (dancing), and stiff shirts with shoestring or bootlace slim Jim ties– known as a Dandy Dude: another kind of Dandy, who wore 5 button jackets, patterned hats, white buckskin shoes, and top waist pleated trousers. Famously worn by little richard.Beatnik: Loose tee shirt, beret, goatee, were common on beatniks.
Poodle skirt: classic look of the fifties. Worn to sock hops with a pony tail and bobby socks.The sailor look was very popular, and anything nautical was in fashion.Dresses and skirts were always worn, never pants. Party clothes consisted of fuller skirted dresses and heels. Marilyn monroe inspired the new popularity of stilettos.Curly hair was all the rage. To duplicate doris days style, her movie production company released the drawing of her and her rollers and pins.Perms were also very popular, especially those you could do at home.Finally, lucille ball popularized the poodle cut.
1951: Alan Reed broadcast R&B in Cleveland, OHHis show was a hit and he moved it to New York in 1954The first Rock & Roll hit is widely considered to be “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley and the Comets in 1955Music TV shows like Dick Clark’s American Bandstand furthered the teen obsession with rock & rollR&B was music by black artists, but Freed used the name Rock & Roll to remove the stigma He played the original songs, by black artists, instead of covers by white artistsThe black artists and their R&B songs inspired white artists to make similar musicFamous artists:Little RichardRichie ValensRay CharlesFats DominoNat King ColeBillie HolidayThe CoastersThe PlattersPerry ComoBill Haley and the CometsThe Everly BrothersPatti Page
High school confidentialA summer placeGirls townHound dog manThe blobI was a teenage werewolfTeenagers from outerspaceMonster on the campusIt came from outer spaceHot rod girlExpress bongpGidgetRock rock rockRebel without a cause
McDonalds was a very popular restaurant because of its cheap food and relaxed atmospherePopular not only with teens but with young familiesDairy queen, Bobs big boyDiners were also popular because they were also inexpensive and good for dates, and they had the added plus of jukeboxes, which allowed teens to listen to music they selected.
Unrelated to health issues, a lot of places banned smoking purely because nonsmokers found it irritating. Regardless, smoking was at its highest during the fifties and sixties. It was a crazy, fast-spreading fad. Celebrities did it. People that were admired and adored like Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, and Andy Griffith smoked openly in their shows. Even an innocent show like The Flintstones had a tobacco sponsor. Marijuana used to be a low-class, minority-ridden drug. Throughout the years, marijuana made its way to middle-class White America. Suddenly, drugs were a part of a normal teenagers day-to-day life.
