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‘A Revolution had taken place in the lives of young people between the early 1950’s and the late 1970’s

The changes in teenage attitudes between the 1950’s and 1970’s were dramatic, especially since during the 1950’s the word ‘teenager’ had not even been used. Fashion, music, and lifestyles completely changed during that period, as did the attitudes of young people towards politics, drugs and hedonism.

During the 1950’s, children were expected to obey their parent’s wishes and have a life similar to theirs. The children’s lives were strongly controlled by parents as Source A suggests, stating ‘bedtime was strictly at eight o’clock sharp’ with the idea that most radio programs were always watched with the supervision of an adult: ‘We listened to the radio.’ Clothes were always conventional with very few defining subcultures. Music was soft and ballad like performed by artists like Frank Sinatra until Bill Haley and Elvis Presley became popular. However there was already the start of a revolution, as parents were failing to see the importance in traditional id...

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