Research Paper On Rebellion

Mischief and misbehavior is now a common thing in every teenagers’ life, in fact it’s what they are known for. But what about before the change ever happened? Adolescence rebellion was one of the biggest changes in the 1960’s thanks to some help from Woodstock, rock n roll, and unfortunately drugs.

Everybody has a rebellious stage. (or tendencies if ya catch my drift.) Most of the time it’s teenagers or toddlers. But back in the 1960’s it was practically unheard of to have rebellious teens. At the time it was just the terrible twos because toddlers didn’t know any better whereas a teenager did. Woodstock wasn’t necessarily teens but still young people rebelling. Woodstock was everything the strict adults were against. From rock music to drugs
(not literally) But it could blatantly be called that because of the major uproar it caused in the people and their homes. To this day there are people that look at this specific genre as “bad”. Rebellion is a part of a person’s life no matter the age, ethnicity, or gender. Everybody goes through some sort of phase. But in this time, people did not believe in that. Let’s take a look at one of the biggest icons of all time, but also one of the most looked down upon. Music in itself is such a major influence on a person’s life it is unreal.” Just in the records manufactured in the United States of America alone, teenagers purchased more than 70% of the records” (source 1) Adults and parents were so outraged by this outbreak they even tried banning it from their children! It became so taboo that a public swimming pool banned it in San Antonio, Texas. “It can be said that the young Americans turned away from what the adults in their lives promoted.” (source 1) These young people simply wanted to break the chains and live their life the way they wanted. When we take a step back, why is music the target? Why is it successful people who branch out, are the targets? Because people don’t like change! “Music brought teens together in a world that their parents did not want to be a part of and highly condemned.” (source 1) At this point teens and young adults were using rock n roll to protest everything that was going on and the break the restrictions placed on them. “Music fused together all the facets of the counterculture -- the search for equality, the anti-war movement and drugs -- and spread among teenagers..” (source 3) How amazing is it that one genre made such a huge movement that it got banned and changed how teens not only acted but handled