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Describe popular culture in Britain at the beginning of the 1960’s
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Describe popular culture in Britain at the beginning of the 1960's After WW2, during the 1945-1947 there was an enormous increase in the babies being born. In 1947 to 1955 was the age of Austerity, it was a period of economic hardship because of Britain trying to rebuild the country from the devastating affects from the war by the late fifties things were getting better. This was the 'Economic Boom' employment and wages increased massively, and there was lower tax. This meant people could spend more on luxury goods The sixties was a new generation in which there was a massive amount of teenagers who did respect or know about the Age of Austerity. Fashion, TV, radio, magazines, films, and pop music all changed. Since there was a lot of extra money in the teenager's pockets they spent a lot of money on clothes, records, cosmetics and entertainment. Manufacturers had...
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