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1960s. A Watershed Decade. The Times, They are a Chaingin ’. The 1960s were a period when long-held values and norms of behavior seemed to break down, particularly among the young. The Counterculture of the 1960s. Political activism. 16 million cultural rebels.
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1960s A Watershed Decade
The Times, They are a Chaingin’ • The 1960s were a period when long-held values and norms of behavior seemed to break down, particularly among the young.
The Counterculture of the 1960s Political activism 16 million cultural rebels • Many college-age men and women became political activists and were the driving force behind the civil rights and antiwar movements. • Other young people simply “dropped out” and separated themselves from mainstream culture through their appearance and lifestyle.
1960s: A Watershed Decade The 1950S The 1960s • OLD America • Conservatism, Complacency, and Contentment • Nuclear Family • Traditional role for women • Racially Segregated America • NEW America • Social Unrest, Reform and Revolution • Protean Family • New Freedom in Manners and Morals • Racially Integrated America
1960s: A Watershed Decade The fifties The sixties • 1950s America • 1960s America
1960s: A Watershed Decade Before the 60s After the 60s • 1950s America • 1960s America
1960s: A Watershed Decade Before the 60s After the 60s • Racial Segregation • Racial Integration
1960s: A Watershed Decade Before the 60s After the 60s • Housewife of 1950s • “The New Woman”
1960s: A Watershed Decade Before the 60s After the 60s • 1950s Male Identity • “The New Man?”
1960s: A Watershed Decade Before the 60s After the 60s • 1950s Suburbia • Anti-conformity
1960s: A Watershed Decade Before the 60s After the 60s • 1950s Nuclear Family • New Protean Families
1960s: A Watershed Decade Before the 60s After the 60s • 1950s Music • New Protean Music
1960s: A Watershed Decade Before the 60s After the 60s • 1950s Sexual Mores • New Freedom in Manners and Morals
1960s: Watershed Decade 1950s Society • “Be Normal” 2. Control Your Emotions 3. Repress sexuality 1960s Society • “Do Your Own Thing” 2. “Let it all Hang Out” 3. “If it feels good, do it”
Values in Conflict • This course will explore the various religious traditions and religious history that makes American society diverse and pluralistic.
Tradition: Western Monotheism • Judaism • Christianity • Islam
Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan, was a 20-year-old soldier from Manahawkin, N.J., who wanted to enlist in the Army from the time he was 10. He was an all-American boy who visited Disney World after he completed his training at Fort Benning, Ga., and made his comrades in Iraq watch "Saving Private Ryan" every week.He was also a Muslim who joined the military, his father said, in part to show his countrymen that not all Muslims are terrorists.
