1960SA Watershed

Decade

The Times, They are a Chaingin’

The 1960s were a period when long-held values and norms of behavior seemed to break down, particularly among the young.

The Counterculture of the 1960s

POLITICAL ACTIVISM 16 MILLION CULTURAL REBELS

Many college-age men and women became political activists and were the driving force behind the civil rights and antiwar movements.

Other young people simply “dropped out” and separated themselves from mainstream culture through their appearance and lifestyle.

1960s: A Watershed Decade

THE 1950S THE 1960S

OLD America Conservatism,

Complacency, and Contentment

Nuclear Family Traditional role

for women Racially

Segregated America

NEW America Social Unrest,

Reform and Revolution

Protean Family New Freedom in

Manners and Morals

Racially Integrated America

1960s: A Watershed Decade

THE FIFTIES THE SIXTIES

1950s America 1960s America

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BEFORE THE 60S AFTER THE 60S

1950s America 1960s America

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BEFORE THE 60S AFTER THE 60S

Racial Segregation Racial Integration

1960s: A Watershed Decade

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Housewife of 1950s “The New Woman”

1960s: A Watershed Decade

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1950s Male Identity “The New Man?”

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1950s Suburbia Anti-conformity

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1950s Nuclear Family New Protean Families

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BEFORE THE 60S AFTER THE 60S

1950s Music New Protean Music

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BEFORE THE 60S AFTER THE 60S

1950s Sexual Mores New Freedom in Manners and Morals

1960s: Watershed Decade

1950s Society

1. “Be Normal”

2. Control Your Emotions

3. Repress sexuality

1960s Society

1. “Do Your Own Thing”

2. “Let it all Hang Out”

3. “If it feels good, do it”

Values in Conflict

This course will explore the various religious traditions and religious history that makes American society diverse and pluralistic.

Tradition: Western Monotheism

Judaism

Christianity

Islam

Tradition: Western Monotheism

America: Religious Diversity

Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan, was a 20-year-old soldier from Manahawkin, N.J., who wanted to enlist in the Army from the time he was 10. He was an all-American boy who visited Disney World after he completed his training at Fort Benning, Ga., and made his comrades in Iraq watch "Saving Private Ryan" every week.He was also a Muslim who joined the military, his father said, in part to show his countrymen that not all Muslims are terrorists.

America: Religious Bigotry

Religious Controversy 21st Century