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Generations Pass By: A Look at Teen Life Across the Decades

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Explore the differences between teenagers in the 1950s and today, including clothing, language, dating, and attitudes towards college and behaviors like drugs and sex.

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Generations Pass By: A Look at Teen Life Across the Decades

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  1. Generations Pass By: Chris Brinley

  2. The generation interviewed • Grandparents • Graduating class of 1957 • Born in the year 1939 • Interview focuses on their high school years

  3. Common Clothing/Symbols • What did the normal kids wear? • Nicer slacks (tapered) • Collared shirts with collar popped • Belt with buckle on the side • What did the “dead-beats” wear? • Blue jeans (sometimes not allowed in school!) • White t-shirts

  4. Language • Common words and phrases found in the 50’s • See ya • Da shadow he know (confused, making fun of) • See you later alligator • Dead beats • What the…

  5. What was most valued • School and education was highly valued • Being athletic, involvement in sports was equally as important • Friendship was a large aspect of their lives

  6. Was College as Important as it is Today? • Many kids were not motivated to go to college • Factory jobs were readily available, kids did not see the need for college • Those who did well in high school tried to go to college • Money was a main factor in deciding if they go or not

  7. Boy/Girl Relationships • The boy always asked the girl out • It was almost seen as demeaning for a girl to approach the guy • This still holds true today

  8. Where did most teens hang out? • “The White Spot” • A drive-in • Sold mostly burgers, malts, and fries • Drive-ins were very common; movie theaters as well

  9. Were cars common among teens? • Not at all, most kids did not have cars • Only those who worked owned a car • Generally, parents did not support luxury items

  10. Were drugs/alcohol and pregnancies a major issue? • Drugs were not common at school • Most kids did not have parties, alcohol was not an issue • Only once girl in a class of 500 got pregnant

  11. How does all of this compare to todays teens? • Although some aspects have stayed the same, as the years have passed, so have the ways that teenagers act. • What has changed: • Clothing • Personal belongings • Language • Teen behavior (alcohol, sex etc.) • College

  12. Common language used today • Head-ass • Neck boy • “lol” or “haha” • Solid • Forreal • A lot of language used today is abbreviated text, or rather “text-talk” • This is most likely so because cellphones did not exist in the 50’s

  13. Importance of college • College is highly valued today • Almost all students feel the need to attend college • Most jobs require some sort of college degree • Financial aid is readily available

  14. Teenage behavior • Drugs are much more common in todays day and age • Most kids will throw/attend parties where alcohol is available • With trustable protection, sex is becoming much more common, certainly at a younger age

  15. Why have there been these changes? • Technology: • Cellphones were not available, this has effected language • Clothing: • Fads are present, these trends come and go periodically • Teen behavior • Teens do not value their virginity as much today, as a result, they have sex at a younger age

  16. Generations Pass • It is apparent that life has changed over the past 60 years • People change mainly as a result of what changes around them • Although some things remain solidified as norms, many behaviors have, and will continue to change

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