Counterculture of the 1960s

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America in the 1960’s and 70’s was a time of a cultural revolution. Groups known as activists and hippies lead movements for black power, women’s rights, and gay rights all while attacking of the idea materialism and mainstream culture. These groups and groups like them are known as the counterculture (Kimbell, 2001). The counterculture of this time is represented in all types of media and film. Films like Easy Rider, The Graduate, MASH, Harold and Maude, just to name a few all have themes of…

Racheal Orr Mr.LaForge US Civics May 19, 2017 The Hippie Counterculture A counterculture is a way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or variance with the prevailing social norm. The biggest counterculture in America is known as the 1960’s Hippie era. The Beatnik or “Hippie” era was between the 1950s and 1960s and ended towards the end of the vietnam war. The hippies were mainly white, educated, young adults, who were born after World War II and the Great Depression (A.K.A. Baby Boomers).…

were at their prime in the 1960s. The 1960s was a colourful decade for Britain, following the aftermath of the Second World War; Britain was just finding it’s footing again, people were starting to let loose and relax. A perfect example of this is the British Counterculture Scene. Counterculture meaning: “The culture and lifestyle of those people, especially among the young, who reject or oppose the dominant values and behavior of society.” Although the Counterculture movement originated in…

Counterculture is a set of values and norms different compared to the rest of society. This culture was first introduced in the United States and United Kingdom around the 1960s. During this time, the generation of adolescents dealt with homosexuality, the use of drugs, opposition to the Vietnam War, women rights, as well as African-American rights. Playwrights, James Rado and Gerome Ragni proposed a play called “Hair”, which is based on a group of hippie friends living during the revolution of…

Select a group of people that made a significant contribution to the anti-war movement in the 1960s. How did they achieve this? During the 1960s, many countercultures flourished, protesting against iniquities and inequalities which were still present in America at the time. One of these groups was the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), primarily known for opposing the Vietnam War. Students for a Democratic Society was an antiwar organization that defended Student Rights and protested…

Daniel Dolan Mrs. Jankowski, p.7 American History III February 23, 2016 How Did Music in the 1960’s change the public opinion during Vietnam As the War in Vietnam raged on the people in America started to turn against it. Protests and protest music fueled the youth of the generation, with only peace and happiness to offer. The protest movement actually prospered when famous musicians and celebrities joined the movement. However, this movement was not popular with the older generations…

social norms and ending the Vietnam war. The counterculture influenced music, an example being the beatles, which then led to protests on the streets, influenced by what was happening in Vietnam. The Vietnam war ended on April 30th 1975, after countless deaths of drafted soldiers, however president Nixon…

trusting of the government as they once were because of the ‘gap’ of information between the American people and the information the government had about the war. So, many young people in the 1960s began to rebel against society by rejecting traditional values. The primary practitioners of this counterculture movement were called hippies and were mainly a group of white children from affluent families. They rejected the culture because they thought it was too unjust, restrictive and boring.…

The counterculture and the various rights revolutions expanded the meaning of freedom in America during the 1960’s by focusing not just on political and economic freedom but on cultural freedom as well. This becomes apparent with the emergence of the New Left who rejected, “respectable norms in clothing, language, sexual behavior, and drug use,” (Foner, 991). Many also experimented with different faiths including Buddhism, Hinduism, and even religious cults. The counterculture also put emphasis…