ANT322H1 Chapter Notes -Simulacrum, Anti-Capitalism, Pelvis
Document Summary
Three terms that were being used as monikers for teenagers at the time- geeks, nerds, and dorks. Origin of true youth culture is in the 1950s and 1960ss, with the emergence of young rebels of the post-war era. Youths who created and engaged in elvis culture were rebels without cause. Youths who became a part of beatles culture engaged in real rebellion- social, political, and cultural. Rebellion- driving force in subsequent generations of youth. Rebellion was not socioeconomically motivated; it was symbolic. Teenagers were rebelling against an adult world that saw them as different, both chronologically and emotionally. Feeling disjunction b/w the arrival of puberty and the infantile social expectations, they rebelled. Did by creating their own lifestyle (en masse) Rebellion had a profound impact on society. Rebellion in the 1950s was about carving out a new look, talk, and walk- cool lifestyle at the time- for young people to follow.
