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Golden state, golden youth : the California image in popular culture, 1955-1966 / by Kirse Granat May.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- May, Kirse Granat.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Popular culture--California--History--20th century.
- Popular culture.
- Mass media--Social aspects--California--History--20th century.
- Mass media.
- Youth--California--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Youth.
- Baby boom generation--California--History.
- Baby boom generation.
- Popular culture--United States--History--20th century.
- Mass media--Social aspects--United States--History--20th century.
- Mass media and youth--United States--History--20th century.
- Mass media and youth.
- Baby boom generation--United States--History.
- California--Civilization--20th century.
- California.
- California--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (256 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2002.
- Summary:
- Seen as a land of sunshine and opportunity, the Golden State was a mecca for the post-World War II generation, and dreams of the California good life came to dominate the imagination of many Americans in the 1950's and 1960's. Nowhere was this more evident than in the explosion of California youth images in popular culture. Disneyland, television shows such as The Mickey Mouse Club, Gidget and other beach movies, the music of the Beach Boys--all these broadcast nationwide a lifestyle of carefree, wholesome fun supposedly enjoyed by white, middle-class, suburban young people in California
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Suburban Eden; 2. California Disneying; 3. Come Along and Sing Our Song; 4. Gidget Without a Cause; 5. Wish They All Could Be California; 6. Beach Blanket California; 7. Berkeley and Watts; 8. Reagan's Conservative Wave; 9. Endless Summer; Notes; Bibliography; Index;
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-239) and index.
- ISBN:
- 979-88-908741-8-4
- 0-8078-9896-1
- OCLC:
- 607828365
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