Chapter 16 Essay Question Preparation

Applied English for American Society and Culture through Music
Fall 2006 - J. E. Seibert
Tokyo International University of America

Chapter 16 Essay Question Preparation

Professor Doan's Question: "What does this music tell us about our culture at this time in history (contrast people growing up in the 1930's - 40's with those of the 1950's - 60's)"

Meaning:

In the U.S., how were the lives of young people in the 1950s and 1960s different from the lives of young people in the 1930s and 1940s?
What does Rock and Roll music tell us about the culture in the U.S. during the 1950s and 1960s?

The lives of young people in the 1950s and 1960s.	The lives of young people in 1930s and 1940s

Rock and Roll	The culture in the U.S. during the 1950s and 1960s.