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’sversion of
the Beatnik,Maynard G.
Krebs, as portrayed byBob Denver.
Most of the “hippies” were
children of comfortable middle-class homes who could affordto 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. Parkinin retirement.