In the end, however, she chooses to pursue a relationship with Moondoggie, who plans to attend a university in the fall. The immense popularity of the genre comes as no surprise. These films reassured the general public by glamorizing the status quo. The traditional constructions present in the plot comforted audiences living in a time of social unrest. They were also patently false.
Surf culture is a sweeping term that refers to the lifestyle of a surfer.
In the sixties, simply owning a surfboard and riding waves did not make one a surfer. A distinct surf elite existed. Real surfers were young men, in their late teens and twenties, based in Southern California, especially Orange County. Frequently, they belonged to surf clubs, organizations that enhanced their status as surfers. The sixties marked a tumultuous time for surf culture.