youth culture and entertainment
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Youth Culture and Entertainment
14.2 Part 1
Youth CultureYounger generation openly rejected the values and morals of their parents
A new youth culture emerged from this environment
Young people become more rebellious
The “New Woman”
Style & Dress of woman–Rejection of traditional values
Portrayed as stylish, adventurous, independent, and career-minded
Wanted personal fulfillment
FlappersChallenging role of womenYoung, fashionable womenStyle: wore Short skirts, short
hair, and excessive make-up Independent lifestyle – dated
numerous men Actions- drank and smoked in
public. Drove carsGlamorized by the media
Women Working% of women working is stagnant
New jobs- taxi drivers and stenographers
Traditional areas- nursing
EntertainmentEconomic boom meant many had more money and free time
Increased leisure time: radio, sports, movies
RadioNovember 2, 1920 first
commercial radio broadcast on KDKA in Pittsburgh
By 1927, 700 radio stations and more than half of US households own a radio
RadioAdvertising became important to fund radio
NBC began offering national programming to local stations
=American’s began to share cultural experiences
ProgrammingChurch Services, News, Music, & Sporting Events
1921 Top Events– The World Series and the Dempsey-Carpentier
Movies Became popular entertainment Charlie Chaplin – most famous silent
film star 1927 – The Jazz Singer = first
“Talkie” Sound leads to newsreels becoming
popular at the movies Hollywood, CA becomes filmmaking
capital By 1929 – 80 million attend per week
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