Subculture – Making Connections

Subculture: the cultural values and behavioral patterns that unify and define a particular group or society. Greasers were a predominantly working class, youth-based subculture that originated in the among young members of street gangs in the eastern and southern United States. Their name came from the greased back hairstyle they commonly wore, a style created by slicking back the hair using hair wax, gel, or .

The greaser style was imitated by many youths not associated with gangs as an expression of rebellion. In the 1950’s and early 60’s, these youths were known as hoods.

The term greaser reappeared in the following decades during a revival of 1950’s popular culture. (e.g. , , , The Outsiders, and The Wanderers)

The Outsiders Web Quest: Open up a new Word Document. Save your document to your network drive. Title it Outsiders Web Quest. Then, use the Web to search answers to the following questions. Be sure to number/label your work.

1. List 5 bands that were popular during the 1960s. 2. List 5 TV shows that were popular during the 1960s. 3. Write the names of two presidents during the 1960s. 4. List 3 major historical events from the 1960s. 5. Find the prices of 3 commonly used items in the 1960s (ex. Coke, gallon of gas, movie tickets, etc.) 6. List 5 popular toys during the 1960s. 7. List 3 songs by Hank Williams. Find a picture of Hank Williams during the 60s. Copy and paste that picture to your Word document. Label it. 8. List 3 songs by Elvis. Find a picture of a young Elvis during the 60s. Copy and paste that picture to your Word document. Label it. 9. List 3 songs by the Beatles. Find a picture of the Beatles during the 60s. Copy and paste that picture to your Word document. Label it. 10. Find a picture of a madras shirt. Copy and paste that picture to your Word document. Label it. 11. Find a picture of a blue Mustang from the 1960s. Copy and paste that picture to your Word document. Label it. 12. Find a picture of a Corvair from the 1960s. Copy and paste that picture to your Word document. Label it. 13. Look up the book Gone with the Wind. Find out when it was published, who it was written by, and a brief 2-3 sentence synopsis of the book. Copy and paste a picture of the book cover to your Word document. 14. Find a picture of young Paul Newman. Copy and paste that picture to your Word document. Label it. 15. Find an image of a 50s/60s male . Copy and paste that image to your Word document. Label it. 16. Find Robert Frost’s poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay.” Copy and paste that poem to your Word document. 17. Find a picture of a sunset. Copy and paste that image to your Word document.