Rockers

The rockers originated in the UK in the 50’s coinciding with the mods. They came about due to the same factors of the mods, their rivals, rise in youth’s disposable income in working class areas, and youth rebelliousness. They have very similar traits to teddy boys in terms of their attitude, garish and rebellious.  And were a predominantly masculine subculture, the only females involved were the girlfriends

They were totally absorbed by their music and motorcycles. Listening to rock n roll, artists such as Elvis Presley Eddie Cochran and Chuck Barry

They wore their hair greased in place with Brylcream and dressed in leather jackets, leather trousers or jeans, metal studs, t-shirts, leather caps and leather boots.  Their style clearly came form a practical sense.

They created moral panic with their rivalry with the mods. This was due to the media exposure it got when they had gang fights at places such as the seaside in Brighton. All this media coverage which is believed to have been exaggerated, encouraged the youths even more to act unruly and also encouraged more to join these subcultures and these gang fueds. 

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