The Counterculture - Chapter 31:iv -
Inspired by the Beat Generation of the 1950s, many young people rejected conventional social customs.
They were inspired by people, such as Beat poet Allen Ginsberg.
Baby-boomers affectionately recall TV’s version of the Beatnik, Maynard G. Krebs, as portrayed by Bob Denver.
Most of the “hippies” were children of comfortable middle-class homes who could afford to be “free.”
The Countercultural Revolution questioned everything that society believed, such as...
... new, simpler forms of dress,...
... different sexual attitudes,...
... mistrust of government,...
... recreational use of drugs,...
... and the rejection of traditional customs (marriage, taxes, church).
Not everyone “appreciated” the hippie lifestyle.
British designer Mary Quant introduced the miniskirt in 1965.
The Countercultural Revolution developed because of:
... opposition to the Vietnam War,...
... the emerging Civil Rights Movement,...
...the Women’s Movement,...
... the Latino Movement,...
... and the Environmental Movement.
The music festivals at Woodstock and Altamont attracted thousands of “individuals”`.
Mr. Parkin in retirement.