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Nonconformity Motto = “Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out” Focus on peace & brotherly love Value nature (“flower power”) & simplified life Based on socialist idea of equality
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‘60s
Counterculture
Revolution . . .
It’s Groovy
Baby!!!
Counterculture Emerges
• Evolved from Beatniks of 1950s• Young adults (Baby boomers) who
separated from mainstream society• Critical of gov. & capitalism = evil &
controlling– Against consumerism– Rebelling against ‘50s conformity & rigid
conservative morals & behavior– Disappointed w/injustices in society (racial
& social class)– Against Vietnam war
Nonconformity• Motto = “Tune In,
Turn On, Drop Out”
• Focus on peace & brotherly love
• Value nature (“flower power”) & simplified life
• Based on socialist idea of equality
Haight-Ashbury• Small area in San Francisco
= Hippie capital; 1st hippie community
• Summer of Love – Nov. ‘65 – Jan. ‘67– Pop. grows; overwhelms
urban area– Drug culture emerged to
enhance “escapism” from mainstream society•High usage; Marijuana
LSD/Acid
Hippie Culture
• Many hippies = transients• Communes = communal living;
contribute whatever you want; no social rules– Popular w/transients– Could be an urban house or farm
house
• Sexuality - VERY non-traditional; “Free Love”; Whose Your Daddy?
cont.
• “Natural” look = long hair, beards, little to no make-up, no soaps or deodarants
• Fashion – many made own clothes or thrift store– Embelish w/ tie-
dye, Nat.-Am. jewelry, peace emblems
– Patterns & colors often clashed; mismatched
Musical Notes• Lyrics = protest; challenge authority;
point out wrongs of society; encourage peace at home & abroad
• Folk music = acoustic; simple music notes– Bob Dylan– Simon & Garfunkel
• Psychedelic = heavy combination of guitar & keyboard notes; innovative; “drug effect” illusion– Jimi Hendrix– The Doors
Woodstock• Outdoor concert
• 3 days in 1969; upstate NY
• 300,000+ attended• Ultimate hippie
commune• Showed world success
of hippie lifestyle
Culture Crash
• Drug Abuse = Large % had addiction problems– Suicides; ODs
• Crime = Stealing, Prostitution & Drugs
• Communes collapse = Not practical; Can’t coexist w/mainstream society
• Large % need gov. welfare & food stamps
Lasting
Impact
• Influenced art, music, & attitudes– Andy Warhol’s
duplicated art imagery w/bright alternating colors of same image reflecting lack of individuality in mainstream culture
• “Go Green” movement• Conservative backlash
– Return to trad. values & lifestyle
– Propelled Nixon into office
’60s Mainstream Music
• Rock-n-Roll evolved = pull on hippie’s focus on lyrics– “British
Invasion” = Brit. artists copying Am. rock-n-roll•Beatles•Rolling Stones•The Who
• Surfer = reflected “West Coast” growing surf culture (plastic hippies) – The Beach Boys
• Motown = A.A. artists w/catchy lyrics, harmonious vocals & “polished” acts– The Temptations– Diana Ross & the
Supremes
’60s Mainstream TV • Sesame Street• I Dream of Jeanie –
trad. vs. mod. role of women
• Get Smart – Spies (C.W.)
• Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour – poli. satire
’60s Mainstream Toys & Games
• Rock ‘em Sock ‘em Robots
• Operation• Etch-a-Sketch• Easy Bake Ovens• Barrel of Monkeys• MouseTrap• Hi-Ho Cherry-O
1960s Cost of Living
• Loaf of bread = .22 ¢
• Gallon of gas = .32 ¢
• Avg. car = $2,612• Avg. salary =
$8,346
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