Was Rock and Roll Responsible for Dismantling America’s Traditional Family, Sexual, and Racial Customs in the 1950s and 1960s

Was Rock and Roll Responsible for Dismantling America’s Traditional Family, Sexual, and Racial Customs in the 1950s and 1960s

Was Rock and Roll Responsible for Dismantling America’s Traditional Family, Sexual, and Racial Customs in the 1950s and 1960s ?

Yes: Jody Pennington, from “Don’t Knock the Rock: Race, Business, and Society in the Rise of Rock and Roll” in Dale Carter,ed., Cracking the Ike Age: Aspects of Fifties America (Aarhus University Press, 1992)

No: J. Ronald Oakley, from”God’s Country: America in the Fifties” (Barricade Books, 1990)

* Analyze both of the author’s position
* Identify which of the authors you believe has the best opinion and why
* State your opinion and ask why