12025-03-18T15:11:05-04:00Jasmine Tidd471dcb9f0e8267aafd8d02e66e24987fb9716996A Timeline of Music ConsumptionJasmine Tidd11Tracing the rise of teenage consumerism, personal music consumption, and the socioeconomic forces that shaped the RM110's impact on mid-century youth culture.timeline2025-03-18T16:02:41-04:00Jasmine Tidd471dcb9f0e8267aafd8d02e66e24987fb9716996
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12025-03-18T15:35:43-04:00Jasmine Tidd471dcb9f0e8267aafd8d02e66e24987fb9716996501,520 Canadian youth and teens (ages 10-19) enrolled in primary and secondary school (1921)9According to Statistics Canada, in 1921, over half of Canadian boys aged 10–19 were enrolled in school, highlighting growing access to education during the early 20th century.plain2025-04-03T17:43:01-04:001921/01/01Jasmine Tidd471dcb9f0e8267aafd8d02e66e24987fb9716996
12025-03-18T15:41:40-04:00Jasmine Tidd471dcb9f0e8267aafd8d02e66e24987fb9716996U.S. high school enrollment reaches 80% (1941)2plain2025-03-18T15:44:47-04:001941/01/01Jasmine Tidd471dcb9f0e8267aafd8d02e66e24987fb9716996
12025-03-18T15:43:05-04:00Jasmine Tidd471dcb9f0e8267aafd8d02e66e24987fb9716996First recorded use of "teenager" in Popular Science (1941)2The term “teenager” was first recorded in Popular Science in 1941, marking a cultural shift in how society viewed adolescence. No longer seen merely as “inexperienced adults,” teens began to be recognized as a distinct demographic—with unique behaviors, tastes, and growing economic influence—setting the stage for targeted marketing and youth-centered consumer culture in the following decades.plain2025-04-03T18:51:22-04:001941/06/01Jasmine Tidd471dcb9f0e8267aafd8d02e66e24987fb9716996
12025-03-18T15:44:02-04:00Jasmine Tidd471dcb9f0e8267aafd8d02e66e24987fb9716996Teen spending power reaches $750 million (1944)2By the mid-1940s, American teenagers had a spending capacity of $750 million (roughly $16 billion today) (Savage 2007), marking the rise of youth as a powerful consumer demographic. The growing financial autonomy of youth reflects broader economic shifts and helps explain the sustained targeting of teen consumers in product design and advertising.plain2025-04-03T18:47:57-04:001944/01/01Jasmine Tidd471dcb9f0e8267aafd8d02e66e24987fb9716996