THE SIXTIES COUNTERCULTURE

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THE SIXTIES COUNTERCULTURE
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THE COUNTERCULTURE

• WHAT-
• A SUB-CULTURE IN SOCIETY WHOSE IDEAS ARE
  OPPOSITE OF THE MAINSTREAM.
• WHY DID IT INCREASE IN THE 60s?
• MORE TEENS / COLLEGE KIDS BECAUSE
• OF THE BABY BOOM.

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THE 2 MAIN GROUPS
RADICALS
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SIMILARITIES
TASTE IN MUSIC, SLANG, STYLE, DRUGS.
KEY DIFFERENCE
HOW THEY REACTED TO SOCIETY BEING SCREWED UP
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THE GENERATION GAP

• WHAT-
• DIFFERENCES IN IDEAS BETWEEN THE
• OLD AND THE YOUNG.
• OPINION OF THE YOUNG-
• THE OLDER GENERATION HAD
• SCREWED SOCIETY UP!

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ISSUES OF THE 60s-
ASSASSINATIONS, WAR, RACE RELATIONS, ENVIRONMENT,
WOMENS RIGHTS, ETC.
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THE ESTABLISHMENT

• WHAT-
• ANYTHING THAT HAS POWER OR
• AUTHORITY IN SOCIETY.
• EXAMPLES-
• THE GOVT, POLICE, MILITARY,
• COURTS, UNIVERSITIES, MEDIA,
• BIG BUSINESS

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SLANG FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT-
THE MAN
THE MACHINE
OPINION OF THE YOUNG-
THE ESTABLISHMENT WAS CORRUPT!
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IDEALS OF THE 60s COUNTERCULTURE

• -REJECT MIDDLE CLASS VALUES
• -LIVE FOR TODAY
• -QUESTION AUTHORITY
• -DO YOUR OWN THING
• -REJECT MATERIALISM

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-IF IT FEELS GOOD, DO IT!
(THE AVAILIBILITY OF THE PILL IN THE EARLY
60s MAKES THIS POSSIBLE)
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EXAMPLES OF 60s REBELLION

• -SEX, DRUGS, ROCK N ROLL
• -1 SIGN OF DEFIANCE WAS
• LONG HAIR ON GUYS