Characteristics Of Suburban Teens Of The 1950's
The white suburban teenagers went to the best schools, ate best food and were arguably the best cared for generation in American history. The affluent suburban teenagers of the 1950s had an abundance of leisure time, disposable income and increased mobility. The ambitious marketing agencies and mass media employed every tactics to draw the attention of the new demographic in specific entertainment markets like comic books, and the motion picture industry. Several popular magazines made their debut in 1950s. Mad (1952), a monthly humour magazine founded in 1952 satirised American life, pop culture, politics, entertainment and public figures. It filled a lacuna in political and social satire especially in the area of young adult literature