The Emergence of a Counter Culture

Chapter 50

counterculture

• The movement of young people to idea of identifying to those things opposite of the previous generations focus on prosperity and materialism.

New Left

• A liberal movement which sought to create a more just society through political means with a focus on social issues plaguing saociety.

Free Speech Movement

• Began on college campuses it was the beginning of the anti war movement.

hippie

• Was the generic term used for members of the counter culture who espoused free love, anti more and anti materialistic values. They could be identified by the music they listened to and the clothes they wore.

Establishment

• Was a term used to refer to the conservative element of society of society mostly present in government and corporate America. The term The Man was also used in this reference.

Sexual Revolution

• Was a component of the counter culture where love was not necessarily part of a marriage and that you could have multiple partners and not be in a permanent relationship.

Woodstock

• Was a music festival in rural New York that was marked by the performance of many big acts that took place over several days. The festival had people camping out and engaged in heavy alcohol, drug and sexual activities. It came to be the symbol of the hippie generation idea of a celebration.

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• Dylan sang about racial injustice, nuclear war, the clash of values between the generations, and other serious societal and political issues that engaged people in a time of change.

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• The Civil Rights movement inspired young activists to support traditional American ideals in hopes of creating a just society.

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• The SDS idealistic vision of a just society, spelled out in 1962, attracted thousands of students. In 1964 the SDS took part in the Free Speech Movement; the following year it held a large rally in Washington D. C. , to protest the Vietnam war.

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• Hippies dressed and war their hair in radical new ways, expressed distrust of the establishment, rejected cultural conventions such as marriage, lived communally, pursued pleasure rather than money, and used illegal drugs.

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• In response to increased drug use, the government greatly increased spending on anti drug programs.

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• Some rock bands turned to psychedelic music; in this and other ways they gave voice to the counter culture. Pop artists also experimented with new forms of expression. They focused on everyday life and commented on consumer culture by elevating mundane objects into high art.