Long-Haired Young Men as a Topic of Social Disputes in Yugoslavia during the 1970s Cover Image

Дугокоси младићи као тема друштвених спорова у Југославији током седамдесетих година 20. века
Long-Haired Young Men as a Topic of Social Disputes in Yugoslavia during the 1970s

Author(s): Aleksandar Raković
Subject(s): Cultural history, Special Historiographies:, History of Communism
Published by: Institut za noviju istoriju Srbije
Keywords: Yugoslavia; rock and roll; long hair; youth culture; socialism; intolerance

Summary/Abstract: During the 1970s, instances of intolerance toward young men with long hair persisted in Yugoslavia. While the state and party leadership and youth organization viewed rock and roll with sympathy, as a form of youth culture that did not conflict with socialism, certain segments of the middle class, acting in accordance with these power structures, resorted to punishment and violence against long-haired young men. It is especially striking that this unfolded during the golden decade of Yugoslav rock and roll.

  • Issue Year: 2026
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 223-242
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: English
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