Transcript The Counterculture

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