Question

which best defines the beat generation?
a literary and social movement promoting spiritual intellectualism and deconstruction of rules regarding creative expression
a film series that documented the lives of the children of the postwar baby boom as they influenced the world around them
an insult by radio commentator walter winchell directed at pampered children of the postwar age who refused to get jobs
a grassroots response to the nuclear arms race that advocated admitting defeat as a means to prevent atomic annihilation

Explanation:

The Beat Generation was a literary and social movement in the 1950s - 1960s. It emphasized spiritual intellectualism and breaking creative - expression rules.

Answer:

a literary and social movement promoting spiritual intellectualism and deconstruction of rules regarding creative expression