| A | B |
| rock 'n' roll | a popular music form that originated in the United States during the 1950's |
| conformity | everyone behaved and thought in socially expected ways |
| materialism | preoccupation with the pursuit of wealth |
| beat movement | social and literary movement that began in the 1950's |
| stream of conscuousness | writing technique in which thoughts are presented randomly |
| youth culture | the popular culture of teenagers in a society |
| abstract expressionism | paitings that appealed to viewers' emotions rather than their rational thought |
| The Organization Man | a group of books that argued that corporations, suburbs, TV, and peer pressure robbed Americans of their individuality |