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1960SA Watershed
Decade
The Times, They are a Chaingin’
The 1960s were a period when long-held values and norms of behavior seemed to break down, particularly among the young.
The Counterculture of the 1960s
POLITICAL ACTIVISM 16 MILLION CULTURAL REBELS
Many college-age men and women became political activists and were the driving force behind the civil rights and antiwar movements.
Other young people simply “dropped out” and separated themselves from mainstream culture through their appearance and lifestyle.
1960s: A Watershed Decade
THE 1950S THE 1960S
OLD America Conservatism,
Complacency, and Contentment
Nuclear Family Traditional role
for women Racially
Segregated America
NEW America Social Unrest,
Reform and Revolution
Protean Family New Freedom in
Manners and Morals
Racially Integrated America
1960s: A Watershed Decade
THE FIFTIES THE SIXTIES
1950s America 1960s America
1960s: A Watershed Decade
BEFORE THE 60S AFTER THE 60S
1950s America 1960s America
1960s: A Watershed Decade
BEFORE THE 60S AFTER THE 60S
Racial Segregation Racial Integration
1960s: A Watershed Decade
BEFORE THE 60S AFTER THE 60S
Housewife of 1950s “The New Woman”
1960s: A Watershed Decade
BEFORE THE 60S AFTER THE 60S
1950s Male Identity “The New Man?”
1960s: A Watershed Decade
BEFORE THE 60S AFTER THE 60S
1950s Suburbia Anti-conformity
1960s: A Watershed Decade
BEFORE THE 60S AFTER THE 60S
1950s Nuclear Family New Protean Families
1960s: A Watershed Decade
BEFORE THE 60S AFTER THE 60S
1950s Music New Protean Music
1960s: A Watershed Decade
BEFORE THE 60S AFTER THE 60S
1950s Sexual Mores New Freedom in Manners and Morals
1960s: Watershed Decade
1950s Society
1. “Be Normal”
2. Control Your Emotions
3. Repress sexuality
1960s Society
1. “Do Your Own Thing”
2. “Let it all Hang Out”
3. “If it feels good, do it”
Values in Conflict
This course will explore the various religious traditions and religious history that makes American society diverse and pluralistic.
Tradition: Western Monotheism
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Tradition: Western Monotheism
America: Religious Diversity
Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan, was a 20-year-old soldier from Manahawkin, N.J., who wanted to enlist in the Army from the time he was 10. He was an all-American boy who visited Disney World after he completed his training at Fort Benning, Ga., and made his comrades in Iraq watch "Saving Private Ryan" every week.He was also a Muslim who joined the military, his father said, in part to show his countrymen that not all Muslims are terrorists.
America: Religious Bigotry
Religious Controversy 21st Century
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