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The Counterculture Ch. 23.3 (pp. 777-781)

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Page 1: Counterculture of the 60s

The Counterculture

Ch. 23.3(pp. 777-781)

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Counterculture: Notes• Define/Explain– Counterculture– Sexual Revolution– Woodstock– Altamont

• What social changes were promoted by the counterculture (make a list)?

• How did music both reflect & contribute to the change of this era?

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‘50s vs. ‘60s

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1950s• Conformity• Nine-to-five jobs• Corporate

world/businessmen• Neatly dressed• Flannel suits• Military power

1960s

• “Flower Power”• Long hair & outrageous

clothing• Rejection of regimented life• Bright colors & beads• Rejection of restriction• Challenged authority

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A Time of Change

• Counterculture—Valued youth, spontaneity, & individuality

• Hippies• Promoted peace, love,

& freedom• New styles of dress,

music, & freer attitudes towards sex

• Recreational use of drugs

• “Generation Gap”• Lack of understanding &

communication between generations

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A Time of Change

• Baby boom after WWII led to enormous generation

• College attendance levels were increased drastically

• Culture catered to them– Music producers, clothing designers, colleges,

even politicians

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Sixties Style

• Women– Long, free hair– Loose fitting dresses

• Men– Long hair, beards– *Read sidebar on hair on

p. 779– Rejection of the suit & tie– Blue jeans, cotton shirts,

simple garments

• Ponchos from S. America

• Dashikis from Africa• Jewelry made by Native

Americans• Painted buses, cars, &

bodies• Pop art reflected Hippie

culture– Warhol & Lichtenstein

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Sixties Style

• Op Art• Appeared they were

created by artists under the influence of psychedelic drugs

• Bright colors, optical illusions

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The Sexual Revolution

• Rejection of traditional restrictions

• Sex should be separated from ties to family life

• New living patterns; communes, unmarried couples

• Open discussion of sexual subjects in mainstream media

• 1962 bestseller, “Sex & the Single Girl,” by Helen Gurley Brown

• 1966 report on scientific studies of sexuality, “Human Sexual Response,” by William H. Masters and Virginia E. Johnson

• 1972, “The Joy of Sex,” by Alex Comfort

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The Drug Scene

• Psychedelic drugs• Cause brain to act

abnormally• Hallucinations, altered

perceptions of reality

• Drug use was more widespread, esp. marijuana

• Researchers at Harvard (Leary & Alpert) involved students in research using LSD

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The Drug Scene

• Overdoses & addictions

• Janis Joplin, age 27, 1970

• Jim Morrison, age 27, 1971

• Jimi Hendrix, age 27, 1970

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Music

• Revolution started by Rock & Roll of ‘50s

• Revival of folk music– Bob Dylan & Joan Baez

• British Invasion– “Beatlemania” begins in

1964– Rolling Stones– The Who

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Woodstock

• August of 1969• Up to 500K spectators• Rural up-state NY• “3 Days of Peace &

Music”• Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie,

Santana, CCR, Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Who, Jefferson Airplane

• Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

• The Band, Jimi Hendrix• Lots of rain• Overcrowded, lack of

facilities, but peaceful

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Altamont

• East of San Francisco• December of 1969• Rolling Stones, Santana,

Jefferson Airplane• Crosby, Stills, Nash &

Young• 300K+

• Hell’s Angels hired as security

• Paid $500 of beer?• Fights broke out• 4 deaths, 4 births, lots of

injuries, lots of property damage

• Soured “Love Generation”– Contradictory to “peace &

love” message

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NOTES• Define/Explain– Counterculture– Sexual Revolution– Woodstock– Altamont

• What social changes were promoted by the counterculture (make a list)?

• How did music both reflect & contribute to the change of this era?

• #6 on p. 781, letter to editor, in regards to rules banning “hippie dress”