The document provides an overview of aspects of 1950s teenage life including literature, music, television and activities. It describes how teenagers spent their spare time at sock hops, drive-in movies and bowling alleys. Popular music genres included rock and roll pioneered by Elvis Presley, Little Richard and Buddy Holly. Teenagers also enjoyed new science fiction and fantasy novels along with plays and the emerging beat generation literature movement. Television was becoming a dominant form of entertainment and popular shows included I Love Lucy and Father Knows Best.