... and extending its influence further into American society until outside forces, especially the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo, would deal a fatal blow to driver's wallets and subsequently the cars and the culture they had shaped. The Rise of the Automobile An obvious but central component of the ... culture and the American nuclear family. Redefining the American Teenager Within this 1950's car-based culture, another new concept quickly developed-- the teenage driver. All across America, sixteen became an age of critical importance- when a child began to enter adult society through one of its most...

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