—we oversimplify when we speak of "society" in the singular
Black culture:
- racial segregation was the norm ... even after Brown v. Board of
Education, 1954 (especially in the South & Southwest)
- separate housing districts and schools
- had its own distinct characteristics (speech, dance, religion, dress,
& music)
- Gospel and Rhythm & Blues
- "race" records
Poorer whites of the South, Midwest, & Southwest
- "country & western" (C&W)
- hillbilly music, bluegrass or western swing
upper & middle class whites were listening primarily to Pop Music
Changes in Lives of Teenagers (WWII)
- integrated back into the workforce
- received education concurrently
- taken seriously as people
- prosperity of war years resulted in the availability of expendible $$$$
- cars for social life
- parties as entertainment
- teenage market created