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    traditionally perceived that Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War was the event/action that caused Australian society to change. The Vietnam War was the major push or an impetus for change in Australia and gave the new counterculture great momentum that eventually helped the counterculture to challenge the government and contribute to change in Australia. The result was a dramatic change in Australia’s society‚ irrevocably changing the once conservative culture to today’s modern multi-cultural society

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    In the 1950’s there was a massive change in culture and the start of communism was rising up. Communism during this time was everyone’s fear and because of this issue‚ everyone was starting to get all paranoia. Spies in the US atomic program were passing around secrets to the Soviet Union to set off a nationwide panic that communist spies may be invading many American institutions. In the 1950’s‚ allegations were made towards Hollywood that they were involved with the communists that was led by the

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    cannot effectively create a trendy counterculture image. The reason why Wal-Mart or Sears cannot effectively create a trendy counterculture image is because‚ in the case of Wal-Mart‚ it operates on a high volume low profit margin. They also state that the only way to do this is to be able to mass-produce‚ have products mass-produced for‚ or at least‚ buy in bulk. That very philosophy makes it impossible to be either trendy‚ or counterculture. Trendy counterculture is about being unique or different

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    The Summer of Love The 1960s was a decade of political and social upheaval. The counterculture‚ which was what the decade was called‚ became disappointed with all the restrictions and conventions of the straight society. The Summer of Love did not occur until 1967‚ but the decade was inspired by the Bohemian spirit which was already present in the 1950s; known as the Beat generation. The counterculture gained significant influence in liberal cities such as Berkley and San Francisco. In 1967‚ Scott

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    Flowers and Acid Call them freaks‚ the underground‚ the counterculture‚ flower children‚ or just simply hippies‚ they are all loose labels for the youth culture of the 60’s that transformed life in the West as we knew it‚ introducing the spirit of freedom‚ of hope‚ of happiness‚ of change‚ and of revolution (Miles 9). The years that made up the 1960’s were some of the most exciting and turbulent years in American history. The post World War II baby boomers grew up. A president and

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    WWII‚ the American family’s structure changed drastically‚ with many types of families appearing‚ aside from the nuclear family structure. The baby boom led to larger families and an increase of child births and the women’s right movement and counterculture played part in the rise of single parent households. With minorities gaining more rights‚ more biracial households started to appear‚ while couples’ decisions to get divorces led to step families and half siblings in families. The definition of

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    Many Cultural Worlds: Subcultures and Countercultures A subculture can be defined as a set of cultural characteristics shared among a group within a society that (1) are distinct in some ways from the larger culture within which the group exists‚ but (2) also have some features in common with the larger culture. Some case studies can include: Hip-Hop‚ Computer Geeks‚ Dead Heads‚ Bikers‚ Ravers‚ Skaters‚ and Goths Subcultures are groups whose values and related behaviors are so distinct that they

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    represent anything else 2. Language – symbols that successfully communicate ideas 3. Values 4. Norms C. TECHNOLOGY - CULTURAL CHANGE – DIVERSITY 1. Cultural Change – Technology and Cultural Lag 2. Cultural Diversity – Subcultures and Countercultures 3. Ethnocentricism and Cultural Relativism D. GLOBAL POPULAR CULTURE 1. High Culture and Popular Culture 2. Forms of Popular Culture – Fads – Fashion – Imperialism E. SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF POPULAR CULTURE 1. Functionalism 2. Conflict

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    challenge ideas and lifestyles‚ pushing for alternative methods of life. They wanted nothing to do with the current culture they were living in and tried to establish all kinds of things to be specifically their own (Richards‚ 2014). Once the counterculture was in full swing‚ there were distinct ideas and characteristics the lifestyle was represented

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    “Swinging Sixties” was a decade of new developments changing ideals that ranged from women’s movements‚ to “the New Left‚” and to the musical scene of Rock ‘n’ Roll. These important progressions began the counterculture and social revolution among the youth in the United States. The counterculture ideals and visions were brought about by the extraordinary explosion of creative thought through music and other forms of art. The music scene‚ that overwhelmed the country‚ allowed for the culture’s expression

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