HIS 315G 1st Edition Lecture 12 Outline of Last Lecture I. Exam 1!Outline of Current Lecture I. DiscographyII. Interpreting the US post-WWIIIII. Alfred KinseyIV. Baby BoomersV. Revolution of the TeenagerCurrent LectureDiscography assigned Wednesday; CD/USB drive-Must be able to easily see and move through the playlist, not be required to play in order, not besubjected to listening delays in order to accommodate licensing, not subject to a playwall Interpreting the United States post WWIIPart II: Multicultural America: Youth, music and race- growing up with the mass media-The sexual revolution-The emerging "teenager"-The threat of juvenile delinquency-The generation gapNone of these phenomena are new!! These were present just as much in the pre-war era but they're distinctly studied during the postwar era A Sexual Revolution Begins: From Behind Closed DoorsAlfred Kinsey: zoology professor from Indiana University-Produces two shocking reports called "Kinsey Reports" entitled Sexual Behavior in the Human Male and Female-Removed the taboo factor about sex; made it able to be talked about -Put people's sexual tendencies on a sliding scale so people didn't feel so abnormal about their inherent tendencies that people all hadSexuality as a social construct: Kinsey reports that totally undermined societies teachings to young people about sex-Disproved the widespread myth that no one was having sexoReported 50% of women had premarital sexo90% of men had premarital sexThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o50% of men had extramarital sexo25% of women had extramarital sex Baby Boom 1946-1964Average age of marriage is decreasing significantly from 1890-1959People are wanting to get married earlier because of many reasons-Increased sexual desire; because of the media and because of new curiosity-Fearful of the unknown-Returning from the war and wanting to settle downTotal births per year grew from 2.3 million to 4.3 million then fell back to 3.2 million-Obviously something was different Emergence of the Teenager and an expanding youth culture** from 1946 to 1960 the number of US teens grew from 5.6 million to 11.8 million-Became a demographic that needed representation-Teens had new freedoms and resources The car totally changed the game; leading the way to independence and sexual freedom-New dating norms and controls: early marriages = early dating-Introduction of "going steady"-Parental controls Controlling Terms: The Rise of educational mediaWave of instructional media on issues like driving, proper behavior, dating, civil defense, capitalism, drugs and crime A Culture of Juvenile Delinquents-Juvenile arrests tripled in NYC and court cases double-So many teenagers coming of age at the same time, all trying to be controlled by a strict upper generationPercolates into cinematography that documents the construction of the juvenile delinquent as a male -Portrayed as attractive menDramatic alienation may be rooted in the logic that adults have really screwed things up for the newest generation; the Atomic bomb may have something to do with