Decade by decade, this resource offers an overview of all
aspects of American teenagers' lives from 1900 to 1999, as they
evolved through the century. Using a variety of sources from
sociological studies to popular magazines, this work shows how
teens have responded to the political events that have
characterized each decade. It also describes the patterns that have
affected their home, work, and school lives, patterns of dating and
sex, trends in alcohol and drug use, and teen tastes in books and
movies and use of slang and fashions. Seventy illustrations make
the personalities, interests, and media of each decade come alive
for students of history, literature, and popular culture.
"Twentieth-Century Teen Culture by the Decades" chronicles the
evolution of teenagers through the bobby-soxers of the 1940s,
beatniks of the 1950s, and hippies of the 1960s, to the independent
and outspoken teens of the 1990s. With photographs of teens,
anecdotal information, and statistics, Rollin pulls together
sources on fashion, slang, film, radio, and music. She confirms the
great impact that rock music has had on teen life since the late
1940s as it traces the evolution of favorite performers and styles.
She summarizes the patterns of youth freedoms and adult fears that
resulted in such public efforts as the Senate hearings on juvenile
delinquency in the 1950s and the attempts to label rock concerts as
dangerous in the 1990s. She also demonstrates that the teen
violence that seems to characterize the 1990s is not new.
"Twentieth-Century Teen Culture by the Decades" is a must for
answering the question of how teens lived during each decade and
how each decade has influenced teens' lives today.
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