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The 60’s Hippie Movement

The 60’s Hippie Movement. BACKGROUND. Philosophy-. Society was too screwed up to fix, so drop out and form a new society based on their values. The Hippie “Utopia”-. The perfect society would be based on peace & love. It would be a society where the community

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The 60’s Hippie Movement

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  1. The 60’s Hippie Movement

  2. BACKGROUND Philosophy- Society was too screwed up to fix, so drop out and form a new society based on their values.

  3. The Hippie “Utopia”- The perfect society would be based on peace & love. It would be a society where the community came before the individual.

  4. Nicknames- The Love Generation & The Flower Children

  5. Hangouts- Many major cities had them, but Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco (Hippie capital) & the East Village in N.Y.C. were the biggies.

  6. 1967- Called the Summer of Love. It was the peak of the Hippie Movement.

  7. Sexual Freedom- More than one partner was ok. Didn’t have to be married to have sex.

  8. Drugs- Their drugs of choice were pot & LSD. Many felt you could have a Religious like experience by taking certain drugs. Saying: Dope was Good, Drugs were Bad.

  9. Typical Characteristics- White Middle Class, Educated, 17-25 years old. The Hippie Look- Since they didn’t care about material things, they often looked dirty. Worn out & Ethnic clothing was in. Long Hair was the look!

  10. THE MAINSTREAM’S REACTION At First- Outraged, thought the Hippies were disgusting un-Americans “Plastic Hippies”- Part time Hippie. Many dressed The part on weekends, but weren’t ready to drop out.

  11. Eventually- A lot of the Hippie culture was absorbed into the mainstream. The Hippie look & slang are two examples.

  12. DECLINE OF THE HIPPIE MOVEMENT Reason #1- Commercialism, the mainstream started making money off the Hippie name. Reason #2- Hangouts became too dangerous. Rise in crime & harder drugs.

  13. What did many Hippies do? “Flocked to nature”. They set up communes in the mountains, woods, and on farms.

  14. Impact of this- It reduced their influence on the younger generation in the cities since they were no longer there.

  15. By the end of the 60s / early 70s- MOST Hippies had filtered right back into mainstream society.

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