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Counter-Culture vs. M ainstream

Counter-Culture vs. M ainstream. MAINSTREAMERS. The postwar era of 1945-1960 was a time of amazing economic growth & prosperity for millions of Americans: adult , mostly white, middle & upper class Survived Great Depression, fought WWII, & now expected lives of peace

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Counter-Culture vs. M ainstream

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  1. Counter-Culture vs. Mainstream

  2. MAINSTREAMERS • The postwar era of 1945-1960 was a time of amazing economic growth & prosperity for millions of Americans: • adult, mostly white, middle & upper class • Survived Great Depression, fought WWII, & now expected lives of peace • They moved to suburbs, found good jobs, began families, assuming their children would go to college and have even better lives than they did • 4 concepts typified Mainstream America: • They were verypatriotic(“America: Love it or leave it.”) • Theybelieved in the institution of marriage(You fall in love, you get married.) • Theybelieved in theAmerican Dream(Work hard and you can have a good life) • Theybelieved conformity kept society ordered (fashion, jobs, behavior, etc)

  3. The Counterculture • Mostly young, white Americans born just after the war began challenging established mainstream values • Stressed pursuit of personal freedom & alternative lifestyles, rebellion against conformity & materialism. • Worked to stop racism, war, & poverty • 6 ideas typified this movement • Communal living • Experimental Drug Use • Scandalous Fashions • Political Activism • New Music Styles • Sexual liberation/revolution

  4. Communal Living • Many CC youth moved to city centers like San Fran’s Haight-Ashbury District & NYC’s East Village, but another segment of the CC left the city altogether & set up communes in isolated places in the mountains of CA or NM • They attempted to live their lives based on cooperation & love, to live in harmony with nature,not conquer it • Despite moving to communes for equality and a new lifestyle, many women still found themselves in the same positions they had been in society

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