History A-Level
Generational identity and youth culture
What Generational identity and youth culture means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Generational identity and youth culture
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
From 1955 youth culture expressed generational identity through music, fashion and distinctive subcultures such as mods and rockers, sometimes producing conflict.
Topics that use Generational identity and youth culture
- The changing quality of life, 1918–79 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Americanisation and cultural influence
- Commercialisation
- Economic cycles and living standards
- Leisure, affluence and consumerism
- Mass media and technological change
- Mass tourism
- Regional inequality
- Spectator sports
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