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