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    1967 and 1968‚ however‚ a new phenomenon was occurring‚ the age of the "hippies." Small mentions‚ "For many Americans by 1967‚ antiwar demonstrators were not only unruly and potentially violent but hippies…serious politically oriented activists became easily conflated with hippies to the detriment of their cause." (Small‚ 81) This unexpected result of the antiwar movement definitely did put a damper on the cause because hippies were perceived as these pot-smoking‚ disrespectful‚ unappreciative bunch

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    Assess the view that crime and deviance are the products of the labelling process (21 marks) The labelling theory is a micro interactionist approach‚ this is because it focuses on how individuals construct the social world through face-face interactions. It recognises the concept of the ‘procedural self’ where ones identity is continuously constructed and recognised in interaction with significant others‚ this results in the individual’s behaviour‚ including that related to crime and deviance

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    called dirty because I allow hair to grow on my face and my head‚ then so much the better‚ for by this I indicate the seriousness of my belief.” (”Hippie Subculture”). Confidence in being who you are also increases the value of one´s life‚ which the hippies noticed and believed in strongly. Another one of their well known goals was to bring light and gain awareness in the world about different important conflicts. As Ann Taylor recalls‚ “The hippie generation is not just drugs‚ sex and rock and roll

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    establishment‚ which was oppressing them‚ and leave their mark on history. These kids were known as the hippies. There were many stereotypes concerning hippies; they were thought of as being pot smoking‚ freeloading vagabonds‚ who were trying to save the world. As this small pocket of teenage rebellion rose out of the suburbs‚ inner cities‚ and countryside ’s‚ there was a general feeling that the hippies were a product of drugs‚ and rock music; this generalization could have never been more wrong. The

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    All Good Music Festival & Campout 2013 Every year on the third weekend of July‚ Thornville‚ Ohio becomes a festival ground for the very eccentric hippies and tree huggers. The All Good Music Festival & Campout comes to town. The festival used to be held in Masontown‚ WV. From the music to camping‚ and the vendors‚ the festival is something everyone should experience. My first experience was the summer of 2013. One of the most important reasons All Good even exists is for the music. There was more

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    home front. From when the U.S. joined the war in 1965 to when they retreated in 1974‚ thousands of young people from all over the country all rejected and protested the war. For speaking their mind against what they thought was injustice‚ these “hippies” were shunned‚ denied medical care‚ beaten‚ arrested‚ and some were even killed for peacefully protesting. This was the Anti-war Movement‚ a time when America went against the judgement of its people‚ and punished them for having freedom of speech

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    Lyrics and Political Persuasions "Look what’s happening out in the streets!" What better line to characterize the feeling of the Americans throughout the chaos and turmoil of one of the most memorable decades in United States history‚ than this quote in the Jefferson Airplane song "Volunteers?" The people of the time were utterly awestricken by the horrors they were being forced to endure‚ and they decided they would do the best they could to publicize their total disgust for the United States’

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    started a journey throughout America. His goal was to live in the wild in Alaska and get away from the modern world. In the 20 months leading up to his goal he met a lot of people‚ who also traveled around the world. Two of the people he met were hippies‚ who traveled by driving around. He became good friends with them‚ and he stayed with them for a while. All the people he met‚ he shared his dreams with‚ and they wanted him to stay and not go to alaska‚ but he wanted to finish his goal. When he nearly

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    flower children passing a joint around to one another while listening to The Grateful Dead‚ protesting the war‚ speaking about peace and love and criticizing The Man. The hippie movement‚ however‚ was much more than that. And the people deemed “hippies” were much more than pot smoking libertarians. These young people were the firebrand of a revolution that would change opinions on war and civil rights as well as have a significant impact on communication in

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    scene started‚ but many agree that it was born right here in the states‚ out of small town garages from boys and girls sick of the mundane spiff the radio played. This‚ is their story. In the late 60s‚ shortly after the Vietnam War had begun‚ the hippy movement had started. People who united against the war‚ people who went to parties‚ Woodstock‚ took LSD and made love in the streets‚ it is these people many say were the first of the punks. While they grooved instead of thrashed‚ these peace loving

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