1960’s – Section 1 Students and the Counterculture What was changing in the U.S. What were people in U.S. protesting ? Involvement in Vietnam Civil.

1960’s –

Section 1 Students and the Counterculture

What was changing in the U.S. ?

What were people in U.S. protesting ?

Involvement in Vietnam

Civil Rights

Role of women

Music

Racial Discrimination

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New Left - Young Americans concerned about the injustices in the country’s political/social system.

Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) - Comprised of members of baby boom generation, focused on protesting Vietnam War, and wanted to change the control in politics from a few wealthy elites to the common man.  

Free Speech Movement– Advocated free speech by college students, protesting unfair practices by college administrators. Protested by occupying campus buildings and leaving classes.  

*Read pgs. 682 – 684 (1st column)

*Focus on 1 of the 3 youth movements which appealed to you the most.

*Write a 6 sentence paragraph detailing why you choose the particular youth movement.

*Typed or hand written ( neat ,please !) Name, date,period .

What was Woodstock ? Expression of “counterculture” in 1960’s.

* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ4QF45Vygw

Based on Rock n’ Roll of 50’s, Beatles, Bob Dylan

Young people went “counter”(against) mainstream culture Rejection of old systems of living,

Members of counterculture who valued

SpontaneityYouth Freedom of Expression

Promoted peace, love, freedom

Experimented with :

new styles of dress,

music,

freer attitudes towards sex

recreational use of drugs

Generation Gap

Lack of understanding between older & younger generation

Sexual Revolution

Separation of sex from traditional family life, advocated new living patterns – pre marital sex Communes - small living communities in which people have common interests, share food, chores, child raising.

“Haight-Ashbury( San Francisco)– many drug related problems

“Turn on” to drugs, “drop out” of mainstream society.

Counterculture Ends – end of 60’s Section 1 The Counterculture

Becoming shallow, self-centered.

Drug related deaths -

Rolling Stones – Altamont Murders- contradicted the values of peace & love that many hippies embraced.

The theory of political, social, economic equality of men & women

Section 2 The Feminist Movement

1st. Wave of Feminism – Late 1800’s – 1920 , ended with Women’s right to vote. – 19th Amendment

Is that possible ?

2nd Wave of Feminism – 1960’s – 1970’s

Civil Rights movement both inspired women to demand gender ( M,F) equality & taught them ways to get it.

Read pg 686 , pg 687

• President’s Commission on the Status of Women – established by JFK, highlighted the problems faced by women in the workplace and helped create a network of feminist activists who lobbied Congress for women’s legislation.

Equal Pay Act – outlawed paying men more money than women for the same job. – (1963) 

Women wanted to redefine how they were viewed. Objected to “housewife stereotype”, some needed to work, others wanted more opportunities

Civil Rights movement both inspired women to demand gender ( M,F) equality & taught them ways to get it.

Also brought black/white women together

Betty Friedan – wrote Feminine Mystique ( 1963)

Women wanted to redefine how they were viewed. Women looking for better

work, dead end jobs, demanded equal treatment in workplace.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41aneMxC12o

Civil Rights movement both inspired women to demand gender ( M,F) equality & taught them ways to get it.

Also brought black/white women together

Get ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) passed – guarantee gender equality under the law.

NOW – (National Organization for Women) dedicated to winning true equality for all, attain full & equal partnership of sexes.

NOW worked w/n political system

Protect reproductive rights esp. right to abortion

Radical Feminists – Miss America Pageant protests

Gloria Steinem – change thru mass media –

EFFECTS OF FEMINISIM

Opposition - Phyllis Schlafly –Conservative political activist , worked successfully to defeat ERA, never passed, needed 3 states approval.

• Some say not enough gains

Ban job discrimination based on gender

Women cannot be denied credit based on gender

• Some say it has harmed society

Workplace slowly changes

Women still earn less “Pink Collar Ghetto “, “Glass Ceiling”

Feminization of Poverty

EFFECTS OF FEMINISIM

Opposition - Phyllis Schlafly –Conservative political activist , worked successfully to defeat ERA, never passed, needed 3 states approval.

Roe v.Wade – 1973 Supreme Court decision which stated that state governments could not regulate abortion during the first 3 months of pregnancy, at time that was said to be within a woman’s constitutional right to privacy.

–Title IX – federal law that prohibited federally funded schools from discriminating against women in nearly all aspects of its operations, from admissions to athletics.  Sports, equal opportunity

*Turn to page 688.

*Assignment counts as a QUIZ grade ( 100 pts)

*Read DEBATES in HISTORY

*Answer DBQ (1,2) in full sentences(3 sentences each) . (worth 25 pts. each)

*Complete #3 – at least 6 sentences - (worth 50 pts. )