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The phenomenon of rock'n'roll youth in the Federal republic of Germany
Wiedermannová, Ida ; Šafařík, Petr (advisor) ; Emler, David (referee)
This paper deals with the phenomenon of West German rock 'n' roll youth subculture. The aim is to assess the behaviour of these rock 'n' roll youth in relation to changes occurring during the process of modernization of the society in 1950s in the Federal Republic of Germany and to analyse the character of their protest behaviour and the reaction of the society to them. At first it focuses on the description of the social conditions in West Germany in 1950s and the situation of the West German youth growing up in the post-war period of reconstruction of the war-destroyed country, as well as in the era of economic growth, the rise of consumption, and the influence of the cultural industry from the USA. In the main part, the thesis concentrates on the typical features of the rock 'n' roll youth subculture in the FRG and investigates their riots and rebellious behaviour which shocked the West German society between 1956 and 1958. There are also analysed the reactions of the representatives of broader society on the phenomenon of the rock 'n' roll youth. In the conclusion the thesis deals with causes of the disappearance of the rock 'n' roll youth from discussions at the end of 1950s that was an emergence of a new culture of teenagers. The rock 'n' roll youth subculture played a significant role in the...

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