young people

• what was used more than illegal drugs

  alcohol, tobacco and caffeine
• what were Skinheads

  they originated in the 1960's from lower class neighbourhoods, rejecting the counter-cultural movement of the young people of this era. they have a reputation for being racist and violent.
• what was the impact of young people having access to cheaper plastic record players?

  children and teens spent more time in their room listening to music than at festivals and youth clubs. they were also the first generation to be able to listen to whatever music they wanted, and to be able to express themselves through this artistic means. rock and roll emerged in the 50's
• culturally important TV and Radio shows

  ready steady go (ITV 1963)

  BBC radio 1 (1967)

  top of the pops (BBC 1964)
• by 1961 what % of the population had TV's in their homes 


  75%
• what were Hippies 


  Hippies often came from middle or upper class backgrounds, and they rebelled against their upbringings by dressing in the typical hippy manner. but they were rarely real activists (not all hippies were activists, but a lot of activists were hippies).
• what were the main clashes between the young and old generation?

  sex, drugs and moral standards
• what was the implications of the US influence on the young?

  there was a lack of respect for parents and authority
• what was the feeling of the young towards the Vietnam conflict?

  the young were anti-Vietnam.

  Cambridge students almost toppled a car belonging to the labour defence sectary.
• stylistic changes in the period

  men wore velvet and bright colours

  women wore trousers
• when did national service end?

  1960
• what % of spare income was spent on clothes

  75%