[Jeff Chandler]

Frank Sinatra was a big part of creating a distinct youth culture.

But in the 40's the whole family would listen to Sinatra on the radio. If the radio played something the old folks didn't like, they could turn the dial. Once a kid could take the radio with him, the media could focus on kids exclusively. They could peel the kids away from the herd.

[Borges]

But with Ipods now we’ve gotten away from that isolation. /sarc