The Counterculture

- Chapter 31:iv -

Inspired by the Beat Generation of the 1950s, many young people rejected

conventional social customs.

They were inspired by people,such as Beat poet Allen Ginsberg.

Baby-boomers affectionately

recall TV’sversion of

the Beatnik,Maynard G.

Krebs, as portrayed byBob Denver.

Most of the “hippies” were

children of comfortable middle-class homes who could affordto be “free.”

The Countercultural Revolution questioned everything that society believed, such as . . .

. . . new, simpler forms of dress, . . .

. . . different sexual attitudes, . . .

. . . mistrust of government, . . .

. . . recreational use of drugs, . . .

. . . and the rejection of traditional customs (marriage, taxes, church).

Not everyone “appreciated”

the hippie lifestyle.

British designer Mary Quant

introduced the miniskirt in 1965.

The Countercultural Revolution developed because of:

. . . opposition to the Vietnam War, . . .

. . . the emerging Civil Rights Movement, . . .

. . .the Women’s Movement, . . .

. . . the Latino Movement, . . .

. . . and the Environmental

Movement.

The music festivals at Woodstock and Altamont attracted thousands of “individuals”`.

Mr. Parkinin retirement.