What Is The Cause Of Rebellion To Conformity?

For many people, the fifties represent a time of unparalleled affluence and conformity, but the perspective that glorifies the time also ignores the radical events that confronted the established cultural values. After World War II and the postwar boom, idealized American life stemmed from a system built on consumerism and conformity. But, through the wave of social harmony came the shift towards the rebellion that brewed underneath the social norms. Events such as the birth of rock n’ roll and the Beat Movement shook the social structure that ruled American’s lives for so many years and fueled a movement of rebellion against conformity. In his article, The Fifties, author Alan Brinkley explains change provoked the social rebellion experienced