Culture and Counterculture Chapter 30 Section 3 A Time of Social Change Riddlebarger
Rise of the Counterculture 1960’s counterculture was a rebellion of teens & young adults against mainstream American society. Counterculture = hippies Beliefs Mainstream America = the Establishment peace & love.
The Youth Culture Youth population They grow up in turbulent times 50% increase in 1960’s baby boom They grow up in turbulent times Blame their parent’s Threat of nuclear war, racial problems, Vietnam, environmental pollution.
Life in the Counterculture abandon school, jobs & traditional home life simpler life “do your own thing” Communes
Hippie Communities Rural Areas Urban Areas Often “drop out” society & live in communes Collectively run Urban Areas Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco is most famous
Haight-Ashbury
Hippie Culture Seek new experiences in a variety of ways Eastern religions (Buddhism) Astrology or the occult Experiment with illegal drugs LSD or “acid” is popular Timothy Leary
Hippie Culture Hippies express sense of freedom through casual or colorful clothing Tie-dye T’s Blue jeans Dashiki’s for African-Americans Longer hair (or Afros), beads, flowers in hair (flower children)
Decline of the Counterculture Height of the Hippie movement was in 1967. “Summer of Love” in San Francisco Ideals are difficult to achieve Drug-related deaths support themselves Attracted questionable characters Charles Manson
Reaction of Mainstream America Many Americans object to values of counterculture All in the Family.
Legacy of Counterculture Short period of history casual dress & open-mindedness about lifestyles & social behaviors Pop art and Andy Warhol Rating system adopted for films Rock and Roll. The Beatles & Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Pop Art- Andy Warhol