The document summarizes youth culture in Germany from the 1950s to the 1980s. It describes the "Gammler" subculture of the 1950s who were neglected youth with long hair and dirty clothes. In the 1960s the "Hippies" embraced peaceful living while the "Provos" engaged in provoking authorities. The "Kommune 1" experimented with communal living without money or privacy. The 1970s saw a sexual revolution and the rise of gay rights and sex education. Music trends included Schlager, English/American rock, punk, and reggae. The 1980s was a time of unemployment, drug use, and youth protest against established adults and their elegant styles. Neue Deutsche

1. YOUTH IN GERMANY
(1950 – 1980)

2. THE FIFTIES
 “Gammler“ (deadbeat, loafer)
 neglected, long and shaggy hair,
dirty clothes
 disturb society
 demonstrations
 “Halbstarke“
 adults are boring
 young people are searching for themselves
 aggressive
 5% of young people are “Halbstarke“
 music:
 Rock‘n Roll
 pop songs / folk music

3. THE FIFTIES
 fashion:
 women want to show skin
skir ts, Petticoats, high heels
 red lipstick , beauty spot,
shor t, curly hair
 ever yone wear s hats
 morality
 no contact to the other sex
 sex outside marriage –can be punished
 abor tion – can be punished
 women have nothing to say– men make all impor tant decisions

4. THE SIXTIES
 “Hippies“
 peaceful life
 colourful clothes
 “Provos“
 provoking violence towards government
authorities
 “Kommune 1“
 life without money, possessions and privacy
 Uschi Obermaier and Reiner Langhans
 open sexuality

5. THE SIXTIES
 fashion:
 women: mini-skirts, striking
eye shadow
 men: frilly shirts, “Schlaghosen“
long hair
 music:
 idols from England
e.g. The Beatles

6. THE SEVENTIES
 morality
 sexual revolution
 gay movement
 sex education films
 music:
 “Schlager“ (German pop songs)
 English / American music
 Punk music
 Reggae music

7. THE EIGHTIES
 lifestyle:  music:
 adults: positive scheme of life  Neue Deutsche Welle
 elegant clothes
 one in five is unemployed  (“New Wave“)
 growing juvenile delinquency  fir st: punky
 youth protest  Nena – 99 Luf tballons
 increasing drug consumption
 fashion:
 Aerobic Style – leggings,
neon coloured, shoulder pads
 Hip Hop Style
 women: perm
 men: mullet

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