Youth Culture During 1950's
Rock n' roll was a source of teenage criminals. Listening to rock n' roll was the teenagers ways of rebelling.
Before WWII, teenagers were serious and tried to help their family and the war cause as much as they can. Then after WWII they got part time jobs. These jobs gave them independence and money to spend. Since teens never really had their own music when rock and roll came out, so when they had their own money they bought themselves records and even small record players. By 1958 70% of records were sold to teens. Teens were spending around 9 billion per year of their money. As an another effect of rock n' roll on youth culture, youth crime grew, for more and more teenagers were joining gangs. When parents opposed rock n' roll, even more teens listened to it. The music industry at this time targeted teens, for their love of rock n' roll, and movies used used the interesting movie theme of teen criminals to interest viewers.