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Teenager's Identity
Teenagers were becoming a strong infuence on the Australian life in the 50's. They started to build themselves an identity. The names Bodgie (a male with lonf hair and unusual clothes ) and Widgie (a female with short hair and unusual clothes). Many teenagers aspiresd to become these, and soon it became the norm. Teens also adopted Rock 'n' Roll music due to the fact that it was something new, Older people didn't like it, and it showed in a way rebeliance towards older people. -
Generation Gap
With Australia changing faster and faster everyday. teenagers wre much more up to date with the latest trends and fashions, there was a big generation gap between teenagers, and their parents. -
Rock 'n' Roll arrives in Australia in the mid-1950s,
Rock and Roll was a new style to Australians, and one that took over Austraia fast. During this era, the concept of rebelious teenagers was dominant, with most dancing in calssrooms and hallways, and were blamed for 'juvenile delinquency'. -
T.V.
As television was instoduced to Australia, it quickly became the dominant choice as the entertainment for most Australians. In 1961, the programme Four Corners, was first aired and is still running today. By 1965, it was estimated that 9 out of 10 Australian homes had a TV. -
Radio
Radio in Australia followed the format of radio overseas, catering for all with new stations for news and the rapidly growing music genre. Many of these stations were created due to the dissatisfaction with the content from overseas being played on the stations -
Surfing was introduced to Australia
Surfing was introduced to Australia and becomes one of the most popular past times in Australia. The surf craze benifited the economy by the demand of surfboards being so high that srf shops were opening along the costline for convinience and fast buisness. -
Cinema
Prior to WW2, Australia had a small, but strong cinema industry. But after WW2, America had dominated the industry, with most movies were coming out of Hollywood, and Australian flms were strugling to gain popularity. -
The Pill
The contraceptive pill was introduced to Australia in 1961, and changed the lives of many Australians. Younger Australians felt that there was more freedom due to not having the constatn risk of becoming pregnate, and felt it was safer than having an abortion. The pill, however, went against the church's beliefs and was looked down apon. -
Australia's Music industry
Teenagers formed the largest growing market for vinyl records in Aystralia, and caused the demand for them to go up. 700,000 records were being made in Australia every month in order to cope with the demand from the nw group of teenagers -
Bibliography Part 2
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Australian Government, 2014, Popular culture post-war. http://splash.abc.net.au/digibook/-/c/618362/popular-culture-in-post-war-australia (accessed 15 Oct. 2014) Education Services Australia Ltd, 2013, How did Australians react to the arrival of rock 'n' roll?http://www.achistoryunits.edu.au/verve/_resources/htaa_popular__culture_how_did_Australians_react_to_rock_n_roll.pdf (accessed 15 Oct. 2014) Julian Wenke, 2014. Australian Popular Culture Post WWII
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