1. The 60’s Hippie Movement

2. BACKGROUND Philosophy- Society was too screwed up
to fix, so drop out and form
a new society based on their
values.

3. The Hippie “Utopia”- The perfect society would be
based on peace & love. It would
be a society where the community
came before the individual.

4. Nicknames-
The Love Generation &
The Flower Children

5. Hangouts- Many major cities had them, but Haight-Ashbury in San
Francisco (Hippie capital) &
the East Village in N.Y.C. were
the biggies.

6. 1967- Called the Summer of Love.
It was the peak of the Hippie Movement.

7. Sexual Freedom-
More than one partner was ok.
Didn’t have to be married to
have sex.

8. Drugs- Their drugs of choice were pot & LSD.
Many felt you could have a
Religious like experience by
taking certain drugs.
Saying: Dope was Good, Drugs
were Bad.

9. Typical Characteristics-
White Middle Class, Educated,
17-25 years old.
The Hippie Look-
Since they didn’t care about
material things, they often looked
dirty. Worn out & Ethnic clothing
was in. Long Hair was the look!

10. THE MAINSTREAM’S REACTION
At First-
Outraged, thought the Hippies
were disgusting un-Americans
“Plastic Hippies”-
Part time Hippie. Many dressed
The part on weekends, but
weren’t ready to drop out.

11. Eventually- A lot of the Hippie culture was
absorbed into the mainstream.
The Hippie look & slang are
two examples.

12. DECLINE OF THE HIPPIE MOVEMENT
Reason #1-
Commercialism, the mainstream
started making money off the
Hippie name.
Reason #2-
Hangouts became too dangerous. Rise in crime & harder drugs.

13. What did many Hippies do?
“Flocked to nature”. They set
up communes in the mountains,
woods, and on farms.

14. Impact of this-
It reduced their influence on
the younger generation in
the cities since they were no
longer there.

15. By the end of the 60s / early 70s-
MOST Hippies had filtered right
back into mainstream society.