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Counter Culture
and the Sexual
RevolutionHSB4M
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1960s.
What comes to mid when you think of the late60s and early 70s?
Why??
mid to late 1960s front wave of baby boomersreached their teens
Look at population pyramids on pg. 150
Counterculture: a large group of people in societywho express values and behaviours that conflictwith societys norms
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Some characteristics
Beatles hippies, drugs Vietnam began in 1954 draft in US was not
till 1965 many troops were there till 1973 peace symbols sit-ins, peaceful protest Haight and Ashbury San Francisco hippie
district Jim Morrison and Doors, Joni Mitchell 1969 half a million people gathered in New York
to be part of Woodstock
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1967 CBS news Broadcaston Haight-Ashbury
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Discussion
Had there been less of the Baby Boomdemographic would this movement have such animpact on society?
Would the hippies have been squashed by oldermore traditional people and authority?
What does the interviewer refer to when he says
style without content?
Were the hippies successful in reaching their goalsof peace and freedom? Look to todays society?
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Woodstock - 1969
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John and Yoko Bed-In -1969
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In Canada
Although the centre for this movement was notCanada it still gained momentum partly due to Johnand Yokos Bed-In in Montreal
This was a technological time and youth wereinfluenced through: Television, radio, news, music
a lot of the music focused on protest and rebellionagainst authority in general- Vietnam war in particular
minority of Canadians adopted the Sex, Drugs andRock and Roll attitude
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Canada Continued
some worked to change society throughpolitical activism
rights of Aboriginal people just afterresidential schools
CYC (company of young Canadians) developsocial and economic programs in poor
neighbourhoods gave a chance for idealistic young people to
work for change
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Sexual Revolution
sharp rise in illegitimate births through the
60s refer to page 159
interpreted in different ways: more couples were living together instead
of getting married
more people were engaging in premaritalsex
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The Pill
birth control pill made widely available at a relatively
low price, through doctorsprescription
introduced in 1961 very successful Thought of as part of the reason for
collapse of the baby boom Was thought to eliminate poverty
issues and population growth
around the world in developingnations
between 1965-1975 overall birth ratedeclined sharply WHY?
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The End of the BabyBoom
female boomers were the best educated Canadianwomen up to that time and more were choosingto continue their careers after marriage
not have children
the pill made this possible
baby boomers aged 15 to 24 in 1971 were havingfewer children than married women 10 yearsearlier
baby boom was over next generation not toappear on demographic graphs till about 1980(echo boom)
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Exit Slip:
Answer the following questions as your exit slip today youdo not need to write the questions out Use your notes!
1. Explain what this line means: the appearance of acounterculture exaggerated the actual extent of the realthing.
2. Brainstorm a list of factors that contributed to thecollapse of the baby boom. Why did the population juststop growing?
3. What are the main societal changes, that we experiencetoday, that came from the baby boomers?