There were many changes during the 1960s due to the Counterculture. It was a time where ideas, clothing, issues, music, and philosophy changed. The counterculture lasted from 1964- 1972. The Counterculture movement was mostly created by young adults and college students. During this time period new groups of organizations and people were made, one group that stood out the most were called Hippies. They had the biggest impact on the Counterculture movement. They were created a little after the Counterculture started.
The Counterculture was a period where culture and the ideal lifestyle was changed, people began to explore personal and get involved with political ideas.(A Culture history of the united states) This started with young college …show more content…
There were two major groups that were created and they were called the Yippies and the Hippies.(Cliffnotes, Counterculture) The difference between these two groups is that the Yippies had a more political stand while the Hippies had no political drive. They both supported all the same ideas and groups, the Hippies were just more into recreational drugs, sex, and peaceful gatherings. The Hippies did create memorable events, such as the summer of love. The summer of love took place in 1967, this was the year Hippies became well known across the nation. They believed that they discovered a new way of living which was being peaceful and loving and to explore the mind with drugs and leave the conventional society.(Portrait of a decade: the 1960s) They also believed that the people were hurting themselves by buying things they didn't need with the money they spent too much time working for. They also practiced a lot of buddhism and meditation. The counterculture overall was very influential because the changes in groups, ideas, reasons for protesting, and …show more content…
The majority of Hippies were middle-class whites who had a specific way a dressing and were primarily urban based people.(Cliffnotes, Hippies) Hippies were known as the flower children because they believed they can cancel out angry from a person if you gave them flowers(Portrait of a decade: The 1960s) Hippies were known across the U.S. and in Britain. Majority of Hippies traveled to San Francisco because of the welcoming atmosphere, African Americans didn’t have any treats , sexual orientation wasn’t a problem, and the Summer of Love was taking
The Counterculture was a period where culture and the ideal lifestyle was changed, people began to explore personal and get involved with political ideas.(A Culture history of the united states) This started with young college …show more content…
There were two major groups that were created and they were called the Yippies and the Hippies.(Cliffnotes, Counterculture) The difference between these two groups is that the Yippies had a more political stand while the Hippies had no political drive. They both supported all the same ideas and groups, the Hippies were just more into recreational drugs, sex, and peaceful gatherings. The Hippies did create memorable events, such as the summer of love. The summer of love took place in 1967, this was the year Hippies became well known across the nation. They believed that they discovered a new way of living which was being peaceful and loving and to explore the mind with drugs and leave the conventional society.(Portrait of a decade: the 1960s) They also believed that the people were hurting themselves by buying things they didn't need with the money they spent too much time working for. They also practiced a lot of buddhism and meditation. The counterculture overall was very influential because the changes in groups, ideas, reasons for protesting, and …show more content…
The majority of Hippies were middle-class whites who had a specific way a dressing and were primarily urban based people.(Cliffnotes, Hippies) Hippies were known as the flower children because they believed they can cancel out angry from a person if you gave them flowers(Portrait of a decade: The 1960s) Hippies were known across the U.S. and in Britain. Majority of Hippies traveled to San Francisco because of the welcoming atmosphere, African Americans didn’t have any treats , sexual orientation wasn’t a problem, and the Summer of Love was taking