Website

The website "The 1960's Counterculture( Movement and Photos)" is a good website to look and rely on for facts about the counterculture who was in it and why it happened. They also had a lot of facts that aren't really anywhere else on the web. The 1960's Counterculture also has links to cool books ie) making hemp bracelets wallets and everything else you could imagine to make with hemp. Their other links are to What Kind of Hippie are You? Their only downfall is in the title it says "Movement and Photos" and when you get on the website its hard to find their pictures.

http://www.artsandmusicpa.com/popculture/60'scountercult.htm

Current News on the Counterculture

The Counterculture became obsolete after the 1970's. Today we have a new group which is called the Subculture. The subculture is a group of people today with different cultures and ideas from their parents and other older people. Many sociologist think the subculture us are very sub absorbed and materialist. We aren't really into getting an education and all we want to do in life is make money the easy way and get rich. You can identify who belongs to each subculture by where they live the people they hang out, what music they listen to the kind of hair they are rocking and their fashion style. There are to main groups Punk subculture and Urban subculture. Punks are the ones that have the crazy style and don't want to answer to any type of authority. While urban subculture are the ones that fit in with the crowd and don't mind doing what they are told. Many think after this generation there will be a new subculture to fit their times and ideas. I found my information at:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_culture

Background Information

There are many parts of the counterculture that many people don't understand and have some questions about, here are some examples:

What is the counterculture?

It was a group or subculture that runs counter to the thoughts or ideas those of the social mainstream of the day.

What was the counterculture movement?

This movement express the ethos aspirations and dreams of a specific population during

their time era.

Where did the term Counterculture come from?

Counterculture came from the news media that refer to the "social revolution" that was happening

around them everyday.

Sixties and Seventies Counterculture:

It all began in the U.S later on Russia and Asia will have their own counterculture movement.

The movement started because of the social norms, segregation and the Vietnam War. This all affected

the way people started feeling about their government many didn't want to vote or go to Institutions.

The media and government referred to this people as "hippies". Hippies were the largest counterculture

group in the U.S. They fought for racial equality women's rights, sexual liberation and prohibitions against

recreational drugs.

What was the art and music scene like?

During this time music had a huge part in influencing people to do drugs and live a care free life and fight

for no war. Psychedelic rock was also created during this time period. The bands that had the greatest effect

on people where The Beatles, The Doors, The Grateful Dead and Bob Dylan. Pop art also played a huge part in

what artist were expressing in their art and to the people. Andy Warhol came out of this era and so did Edie Sedgwick

he was the one that painted the huge soup cans.

How did the Transgender counterculture play a role?

They had any openly gay political organizations such as the Mattachine Soviet. They protested against war and

abusive treatment on gays. They also thought gays should be respected. They had one major movement it was called

Stonewall it was in New York City it was for American gay rights.

I got all my information from:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterculture

Introduction to Counter Culture

Counter Culture: Is a sociological term to describe the values and behavior of a subculture of people who were against war, politics, and the law. They were all also heavy in mind altering drugs like (acid). They believed in peace and love. My topics that I want to explore are the Sixties and Seventies Counter Culture, Transgender Counter Culture, Major people of the Counter Culture (Timothy Leary) Experiments with drugs ( Electric Kool Aid Acid Test) and what the government did to try to get the Counter Culture to go away. The reason I want to learn about this topic is I find drugs really interesting I also want to learn more about Timothy Leary and how this counter culture changed peoples views on the drugs, the war and the government.