Similarities Between Rock N Roll And The Beats

Rock n’ Roll and The Beats, challenged and/ or supported 3 topics: segregation and white supremacy, accepted standards of morality, and a growing middle class/ economic power of youth. Rock n’ roll challenged segregation and standards of morality because it challenged people’s beliefs. They believed that the whites and blacks needed to be separated because they thought they were not equal. Rock n’ roll and The Beats challenged accepted standards of morality, because they were singing about being yourself and writing about how you need to feel free, and do what you want to do. Rock n’ roll and The Beats supported the growing middle class/ economic power of youth because teens were now making more money in a week, than a whole family was in a year years ago.
Rock n’ Roll challenged segregation and standards of morality by whites singing

Teens were now making more money a week than a whole family was in a year. The music industry produced songs that attracted teens into buying records. The Beats were writing about people being free and following what they believe in, and doing what they want, and it pushed teens into getting a job, and following their dreams. The middle class was making roughly around $10 a week, which was more than a whole family was making years before.
The music industry has impacted the modern trend by producing songs that people will be attracted to, mostly the younger generation. The music industry in the 50’s and now are similar because they try to get teens to buy the newest/best thing. But the music in the 50’s were more about happiness or what makes people happy, and they sang about real feelings, so it attracted a lot more people into buying their records. The Beats played a big role in the 50’s because it pushed people to be more open, and to be themselves instead of being what society