I. Introduction A. How hippies formed B. What inspired them to be this way C. Thesis II. Rebelling Against Society A. Drop out 1. From school 2. From materialistic life B. Drugs 1. LSD, marijuana, etc. 2. Sold them to stay living III. Living style A. Fashion 1. Clothes and shoes 2. Hair and accessories B. Living 1. In small groups, sharing possessions 2. Moved from place to place 3. Begged for money C. Music 1. Connected at concerts 2. Musicians IV. Impact A. Disapproval 1. Ronald Regan quote 2. Everyone who wasn’t a hippie B. Increased arrests and violence C. More antiwar and environmental movements V. Life later on A. Afterwards 1. Went back to normal 2. Stayed eco-friendly B. What we see of it today VI. Conclusion
A. Thesis
B. Effects
Haley Burns
Mr. McDermott
Honors History 9
28 May 2012
The Hippie Movement The anti-establish movement was the main contribution to the formation of the hippie movement of the 1960’s. The word “hippie” comes from the word “hip” meaning tuned in or aware of the culture. Most hippies came from white-middle class families and ranged from age 15 to 25 years old (Zablocki 1). People growing up in the 1950’s became a hippie because they didn’t feel like they fit in with their future duties of having an office job or being a house wife (Pendergast 1). Another name for hippies was “flower children” because they would give people flowers to communicate their gentleness and love (Zablocki 1). Flower children believed that they lived at the dawning of a new age which was dedicated to love and peace (Firm 128). During the later years of the 1960’s, the hippie movement began; hippies rebelled against society, had their own way of living, and