ANT322H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Martin Jezer, Sock Hop, Smooth Jazz
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True youth cultured developed in 1950s and 70s. 1950s was about carving out a new look cool lifestyle: also had moral conscious- need to make things right. Veritable watershed one in the history of youth culture: blues and gospel music of african americans, white african american, known for the him, elvis the pelvis. Crating the right look and utilizing the right talk and listening to r&r, joints. Driving maturity and independence: the grease, coolness, hard rock and soft rock developed, development of body image. It was rebellion against the adults: some argue : rocker one are used to hide or attenuate the fear teens feel about bodily change, look and feel awkward, express their emotional states cathartically. Jazz was coined a metaphor for sexual intercourse. If into a verb: 20th century , african americans, new orlean, odjb, dixiedland nork cjb king oliver , louis armstrong. 30s the swing era- dance of jazz swung aroung bebop and bop sexual metaphor.
