CH.23-An Era of Social Change The Counterculture and Continuing Social Movements
Learning Objectives: CH23: Section 3 - Culture and Counterculture 1. Describe the flowering and decline of the counterculture in the 1960s. 2. Summarize the impact of the counterculture on art, fashion, music, and attitudes. 3. Explain the conservative response to the counterculture.
The Counterculture of the 1960’s Counterculture was a movement made up of mostly white, middle-class college young people who were disillusioned with the war and injustices of society They turned their backs on traditional American and founded a society based on peace and love Hippies
Hippie Culture The Age of Aquarius Rock ’n’ Roll Music Sexual Revolution (Free Love) Marijuana and LSD ( Illegal Drugs) Eastern Religions (Zen Buddhism) Ragged Jeans, Tie-dye shirts, military garments, love beads and muslin shirts Long hair and beards Many joined communes Haight-Asbury District of SF
Guided Reading: 1.Members or participants: Idealistic or disillusioned young people; white, middle-class youths; hippies; people experimenting with drugs; followers of Eastern religions
Materialism, Technology, and war were hollow Harvard Psychology and counterculture philosopher Dr. Timothy Leary urged the youth to “Tune in, Turn On, Drop Out!” Many left home, work, and school to create an ideal community of peace love and harmony
Guided Reading: 2. Beliefs about American society: It had grown hollow, materialistic, cold, and cruel; it was best to "tune in, turn on, drop out"
Guided Reading: 3. Goals for society and for themselves: An idyllic setting of peace, love, and harmony --- the Age of Aquarius; greater self-awareness and inner peace; living together in communes and renouncing private property
Guided Reading: 4. Movement Centers: San Francisco's Haight Ashbury
Guided Reading: 5. Attitudes and Activities: Listening to and playing rock 'n' roll music; wearing outrageous clothing; using drugs; living in communes; attending concerts; casualness and individuality --- “ do your own thing ”
Guided Reading: 6. Violent episodes: urban communes became dangerous; the deaths of Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix from drug overdoses
Art of the 1960’s Pop-Art by Andy Warhol
Guided Reading: 7. Impact on art and fashion Art and fashion: A rebellious style of pop art and a more consumer-oriented mass art
Music of the 1960’s The music was a form of protest that grew out of African-American rhythm and blues of the 1950’s (Folk and Rock) The Beatles, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, the Who, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and the Rolling Stones In 1969 the appex of the counterculture was the music festival Woodstock The 1970 Concert at Altamont Speedway was a disaster and ended the era of peace and love
Guided Reading: 8. Impact on Music: The widespread popularity and growth of rock; the popularity of the Beatles; the Woodstock music festival
The Conservative Response Nixon, Agnew and J Edgar Hoover expressed anger and concern over the counterculture and the threat to traditional values Many saw the values as decadent, un-American, immature and irresponsible Conservatives presented their own solutions to crime and lawlessness
Guided Reading: 9. Impact on mainstream America: A more casual approach to sexual and social behavior; the sexual revolution; a conservative backlash; Nixon's election