What Is Youth Culture?
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These first steps of teenage rebellion not only challenged the
20 established cultural norms and values of society, but also
the authority of parents, teachers and politicians. The young
generation had started to reject the way their parents lived
Modern youth culture emerged in the United States in the
and worked, and as the need to show their dissatisfaction
1950s and gradually spread to Europe. Before the Second
steadily grew, a teenage and youth counterculture emerged.
5 World War, there had been no such thing as “teenagers”.
25 A counterculture to which protest movements and music
Children went from childhood to adulthood, and once they
finished school they entered the job market and soon got
married. But in the 1950s books, TV shows and music about
and for teenagers saw the light of day, and young people
10 started to “hang out” after school and go to Saturday night
parties – social events that often included smoking
cigarettes, drinking alcohol and casual sexual activities.
became important means of expression.
As a result of this new rebellious counterculture, various
subcultures were born, each with its own distinct features
and ideals. In a similar way, new subcultures continue to
30 appear on the global scene today, and just as the hippies of
the 1960s were easily recognizable with their long hair and
tie-dyed clothing and beads, present day hip-hoppers stand
out with their oversized hoodies and baggy pants.
Suddenly, “teenagers” had become visible in society, and
15 they quickly found a new confidence in themselves. They
Nowadays globalization and enhanced technology have
wanted to voice their opinions and to be heard, and they
35 helped break down the barriers of difference between
turned their backs on the norms and expectations of their
cultures, which means that youth culture in Glasgow,
parents’ generation. Instead, they had a zest for life.
Scotland, is fairly similar to the youth culture you find in
Sydney, Australia. However, although globalization makes
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us more and more alike, there are still differences in
40 national youth cultures around the world.
However, national youth cultures are also determined by
factors like access to the internet, local tastes in styles of
music and clothing, traditions and religion, as well as a
country’s economic resources. This is especially the case in
45 the poorer parts of the world. For instance, young people in
India are much like their peers in the western world: they
more or less dress the same and they use the same
electronic devices, but even though some young people
listen to American and European music, most still prefer
50 Indian
music.
It
takes
time
for
characteristics
of
international youth cultures to become rooted in local youth
cultures - and maybe it is a good thing that we are not all the
same. Yet.
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