The 1960s was arguably one of the most influential decades in the USA. After experiencing victory in WWII and the postwar booms in both strong economic growth and high employment numbers in the 1950s‚ many American believed that they were at a golden age at the beginning of the 1960s. Sociologists expected to see a low crime rate across the nation as a result (Pinker 2013). Ironically‚ a huge crime surge happened to the 1960s America‚ and it was only just the beginning of many years followed. The
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The 1960s were a time of change. It was a time when blacks wanted equal rights. The 1960s called for peace and freedom. During the 1960s people started to dressed in more colorful clothes. Clothing became loose and flowy. The hippie movement was during the 1960s. People did not care about what they looked like. They did drugs and partied and hooked up with whoever. There were many major events that happened during the 60s. The Pentagon papers was one of theses major events. It changed the how the
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There are many factors that have contributed to the changes that occurred in young peoples’ lives during the 1950s and the 1960. During these period factors such as family time and roles all made bigger changes then imaginable. During this time‚ the meaning of a teenager was became widely known as young people aged fifteen up into their early twenties. Firstly‚ in 1950s family life was a huge factor that changed. In the early 1970s‚ most teenagers would’ve been identical younger versions of their
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Podcast Script The 1960s was the beginning of a cultural revolution in America. The counter-culture of the 1960s was viewed by some as “mankind’s best‚ maybe only‚ hope; others saw it as a portent of civilization’s imminent ruin.”1 The nation’s youth began to find their voice and were slowly shaping the nation’s ideals. Music became “a medium of propaganda‚ identifying the young as a distinct force in society with unique values and aspirations.”2 The counter-cultural movement began in reaction
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The music of the 1969s greatly reflected the people and behaviors of the decade. It affected everything from the clothes they wore to the drugs they used. Under the influence of drugs. Everything appeared to be a double entendre with a deep hidden meaning. (Kurlansky 183) The drugs made the music come alive. You not only heard the music‚ you could see it and feel it as well. With psychedelic music of bands like the Grateful Dead it was no surprise that people were usually stoned when they listened
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The 1960s were a time of radical change. In Great Britain‚ a new super-cool subculture was beginning to form. It is popularly known as the Mod (Modernist) Movement. As a result of the baby boom‚ the British population became increasingly younger‚ which led to the rise of the Mod subculture. Because the older generations were more conservative‚ the fashion market was left wide-open for young entrepreneurs who were more familiar with the wants and needs of their new‚ hip customers. Fashion innovators
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The 1960s is known for the rapid change that happened within a short amount of time. Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns works each addressed how change was happening in the country along with the symbolism of the common everyday objects. Be that as it may the pieces were each belong to different art movements as well as be made from different mediums. From both works of arts the viewer can easily relate to the subject at hand that the artist is trying to convey through the pieces. Throughout the 1960s
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Mary Quant and her miniskirt: a symbol for the sixties women. The sixties gave birth to new waves of contestations and demands in the social life. There began the appearance of hippies‚ civic rights for Afro-Americans‚ pacifism and of course feminism. The Fifties closed mentalities and Quant’s struggle The fifties were characterised by Christian and family values. Girls were submitted to the father’s authority. Then‚ they passed under their husband’s domination. They had no (or maybe just
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media in the 1960’s promote cultural change? In the 1960’s‚ mass media improved and expanded greatly due to the scientific developments being made at the time and media became a much greater part of people’s lives than it ever had been before. The power of television‚ radio‚ newspapers and magazines had a huge influence on the way people lived in the 60’s and the expansion of mass media was the starting point to creating a modern Britain which would revolve around technology. In the 1960’s‚ the introduction
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counterculture refers to a more significant‚ visible phenomenon that reaches critical mass and persists for a period of time. According to Roszak’s definition‚ the counterculture movement refers to all the protest movements that happened in America in the 1960s‚ including both the political movements such as the women’s liberation movement‚ the African-American Civil Rights Movement‚ the antiwar movement against Vietnam‚ the environment movement‚ the gay rights movement‚ and the cultural "movements" as drug
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