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