Spreading the Hippie Ideals During the 1960’s‚ many young people had to get away from all the turmoil taking place in The United States of America. The war in Vietnam‚ the Civil Rights Movement and Lyndon Johnson’s “The Great Society” spurred the rise of this hippie movement. A hippie is a person who removes himself/herself from society‚ hereby cutting all political ties. Hippies moved to communes and grew their hair long‚ as a way to reject authority. However‚ the hippie movement is most known
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The Hippie Legacy. - Counterculture movement; began in US‚ spread to UK; big from 1965‚ declined in 1970s; white‚ 15-25 of age‚ mostly students; seen as wasters‚ druggies‚ idiots‚ green-freaks; heavily influenced by music (Jimi Hendrix‚ The Beatles); easily identified by their style - tried to distance themselves from conventional‚ structured styles. Britain: in Britain‚ there had always been an artsy‚ bohemian underground; widely known as ‘the underground’‚ even though media tried
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of trendsetters. This esteemed title however has been recently craved by so many‚ it has incubated the newest and most recent trend in subcultures across the globe: Hipsters. What’s curious about it‚ however‚ is that unlike massive and contagious movements in history (as with hippies)‚ Hipsters are characterized by their unrevealed sense of identity to the subculture that surrounds him/her. Hippies on the other hand‚ although with similar characteristics‚ physical traits and beliefs‚ stand parallel
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The impact of the hippie movement The impact‚ good and bad‚ of the 1960’s hippie movement cannot be denied. The movement influenced popular music‚ television‚ film‚ literature‚ and the arts. The music industry‚ particularly the rock music segment‚ experienced an explosion in sales that has continued to this day. In subsequent years‚ unmarried couples no longer felt persecuted for living together. Frankness regarding sexual matters was common. Religious and cultural diversity gained greater acceptance
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The three most important events in California history is woman suffrage‚ the hippie movement‚ and black radicalism. For many decades‚ women were treated unfairly and discriminated against‚ but it wasn’t till the suffrage movement began in California which women were finally standing up for themselves. In the 1870s‚ the state legislature granted women the right to serve as an elect member of the school board and as superintendents. (Rawls and Walton‚ "California History" 2012) Laura de Force Gordon
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This essay is about hippie movement‚ which consist of “hippie chic”‚ “trippy hippie”‚ “ethnic hippie”‚ “fantasy hippie”‚ “retro hippie” and “craft hippie” that was popular in 20th century‚ developed in 1960s in United States and then had been spread around the world. Also‚ in this essay will be explained things like how the trend influenced economic‚ cultural and technological spheres at that time and how it impacts on today’s fashion. The term “hippie” came from “Hipster”‚ hipsters are people
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When you think of the hippie movement‚ what do you picture in your mind? A group of homeless young men smoking on the streets? Or young girls with has no sexual morals. These are some misconceptions of one of the biggest subculture of American history. The early 1960s to mid-1970s was one of the most controversial periods in American history. During this interim‚ the hippie movement was all the rage as it was popular among teenagers and young adults. It was in this time frame that the baby boomers
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Several types of social movements are described in the textbook. Based on the course material you have read on the hippie movement‚ address each of the following: a) Which type of social movement (not theory) best fits the hippie movement? Explain. b) Like many other movements‚ the hippie movement had a relatively brief lifespan. What explains the decline of this movement? Be specific‚ and do not generalize. c) What social movements currently exist (in society today) that you believe are likely
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HIPPIE? The hippie subculture was originally a youth movement that arose in the United States during the mid-1960s and spread to other countries around the world. Theetymology of the term ’hippie’ is from hipster‚ and was initially used to describe beatniks who had moved into San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district. Both the words "hip" and "hep" came from African American culture and denote "awareness".[1] The early hippies inherited the countercultural values of the Beat Generation‚ created their
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