Hollywood and the Rebel Image in the 1950s.

Briley, Ron

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ERIC Number: EJ557567

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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Hollywood and the Rebel Image in the 1950s.

Briley, Ron

Social Education, v61 n6 p352-58 Oct 1997

Examines two seminal films of adolescent rebellion, "The Wild One" and "Rebel Without a Cause." Argues that both films expressed a discontent with, and acted as a critique of, the complacency and conformity of the postwar United States. Discusses the films' own ambivalent attitudes to issues of conformity and alienation. (MJP)

Descriptors: Alienation, American Dream, Conformity, Cultural Background, Cultural Images, Cultural Influences, Delinquency, Film Study, Films, Peer Acceptance, Popular Culture, Social Influences, Social Studies, Social Values, Youth Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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