Answer: The mass media
Explanation: The relatively new technology of television began to compete with motion pictures as a major form of popular entertainment. In the 1950s young Americans to participate in a shared culture of rock and roll music, movies, and television. More disposable income and greater material comfort allowed the people to devote more time and money to leisure activities and the consumption of popular culture. Rock and roll was a new style of music which drew inspiration from African American blues music, embraced themes popular among teenagers, such as young love and rebellion against authority.