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CH.23-An Era of Social Change. The Counterculture and Continuing Social Movements. Learning Objectives: CH23: Section 3 - Culture and Counterculture. 1. Describe the flowering and decline of the counterculture in the 1960s.
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CH.23-An Era of Social Change The Counterculture and Continuing Social Movements
Learning Objectives: CH23: Section 3 - Culture and Counterculture • 1. Describe the flowering and decline of the counterculture in the 1960s. • 2. Summarize the impact of the counterculture on art, fashion, music, and attitudes. • 3. Explain the conservative response to the counterculture.
The Counterculture of the 1960’s • Counterculture was a movement made up of mostly white, middle-class college young people who were disillusioned with the war and injustices of society • They turned their backs on traditional American and founded a society based on peace and love • Hippies
Hippie Culture • The Age of Aquarius • Rock ’n’ Roll Music • Sexual Revolution (Free Love) • Marijuana and LSD ( Illegal Drugs) • Eastern Religions (Zen Buddhism) • Ragged Jeans, Tie-dye shirts, military garments, love beads and muslin shirts • Long hair and beards • Many joined communes • Haight-Asbury District of SF
Materialism, Technology, and war were hollow • Harvard Psychology and counterculture philosopher Dr. Timothy Leary urged the youth to “Tune in, Turn On, Drop Out!” • Many left home, work, and school to create an ideal community of peace love and harmony
Art of the 1960’s • Pop-Art by Andy Warhol
Music of the 1960’s • The music was a form of protest that grew out of African-American rhythm and blues of the 1950’s (Folk and Rock) • The Beatles, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, the Who, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and the Rolling Stones • In 1969 the appex of the counterculture was the music festival Woodstock • The 1970 Concert at Altamont Speedway was a disaster and ended the era of peace and love
The Conservative Response • Nixon, Agnew and J Edgar Hoover expressed anger and concern over the counterculture and the threat to traditional values • Many saw the values as decadent, un-American, immature and irresponsible • Conservatives presented their own solutions to crime and lawlessness