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    After World War II ended‚ the age of baby-booming and urban sprawling began. During this time‚ many American soldiers came home from the war; married‚ and had five or six children. This created the largest generation ever. Could this new generation change the social world of America? In 1964‚ most of the baby-boomer’s children were in their late teens. This was the beginning of a major social change in the United States. With the birth of rock-n-roll not far in the past‚ and a growing liberalism

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    The 1960s was the most influential era in the American history. POP HISTORY Pop music‚ music of populace‚ originated in the UK and USA. Pop music is not a genre in itself‚ but merely the music targeting mass audiences. The History of popular music was not about social phenomenon‚ music was all that mattered and being least resistant (Gray‚ : 104). There were two types of American pop music. The first one being the angle of concentration‚ focusing on artistic and historical themes. The second

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    repulsive and sinful behavior one should avoid. Dominance of the Catholic Church during the Medieval period made sex taboo and sinful. This negative view of sex strongly contrasts the positive views of sex during the Sexual Revolution of the 1960s. Sex in the 1960s was not restrictive or taboo‚ but rather an outlet for liberation and growth‚ especially among women. While set in two different time periods‚ both Umberto Eco’s medieval-based The Name of the Rose and Thomas Pynchon’s sixties-based The Crying

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    The 1960's Movement

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    The 1960’s movement that consisted of presidential reform agendas and Supreme Court rulings is known as liberalism (Keene‚ 812). President Kennedy and Johnson were responsible for the creation of the Liberal Movement. They had views that were similar to Roosevelt’s and believed themselves to be heirs of the New Deal (Keene‚ 812). These two presidents focused on “desegregating the American military and securing federal funds for urban housing‚ education‚ and public works projects” (Keene‚ 812). Kennedy

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    People today do not understand the lasting effects that the Environmental Movement of the 1960s brought to our world. When the 1960s decade is mentioned‚ the first things that come to mind for many people are the Civil Rights Movement‚ and the generation of hippies – clearly demonstrating that the Environmental Movement is significantly underrated in the modern world. The events that took place in the 60s were certainly not the first efforts of the United States trying to form a more effective program

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    Feminism In The 1960's

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    Feminism in the 1960’s Feminism in the 1960’s has paved the way for women of today. The National Organization of Women created laws to benefit women in 1968‚ the Women’s Bureau made the workplace a fair environment and National Association of Women Lawyers gave women the fair chance to excel in a male dominated career. Even though the feminist movement in the 1960’s had minor setbacks‚ the National Organization of Women provided the foundation for feminism‚ the Women’s Bureau extended a helping

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    Pomo: 1960-1970

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    PoMo became part of societal and cultural transitions after World War 11 and the general crowd and moderate culture made a marger change during 1960-1970. This movement basically describes the broad movement of development and was given a new creating remix of work which became a disassociated from the oppositions and arguments of the modern-postmoderns durning the late 20th century. Post modernism is known to be part of the historical era‚ and is seen as a reflection of a moment that could

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    Abortion In The 1960's

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    one abortion per woman” (Bacon 4). Women may get an abortion because they can’t care for the baby or because they’re too young to have a baby. However‚ in the 1960s there were concerns about the role of poverty‚ race‚ and population. “There were many other forces underlying popular support of abortion reform in general during the 1960s. Greater sensitivity to issues of poverty and race heightened awareness of the unequal quality and availability of abortion services to women according to social

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    Jonathan Gearty Hist-1302-078 11-21-2011 “Give Earth a Chance” The Environmental movement of the 1960s opened doors for long time conservationists and preservationists. I should say though‚ the movement did not originate in the 1960s‚ but became a more apparent situation due to the changing effects of our nation during this time. Theodore Roosevelt had a part in the environmental movement‚ but of course‚ this took place in the late 19th century. He was responsible for several preservation

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    and that is what I try to do. The language while at church is mainly speaking about God. I have never been a part of a counterculture. I’m a go with the flow type of person. I don’t like to go against the norm‚ so a counter culture would not be something that I would ever see myself a part of. The difference in a counterculture and a subculture‚ is that a counterculture is not widely accepted in society‚ and subcultures are very common‚ and accepted in our

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