Counterculture of the 1960s
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- | {{Template}} | + | {{Template}}The term '''''counterculture''''' came to prominence in the news media as it was used to refer to the [[youth rebellion]] and [[sexual revolution]] that swept [[North American counterculture|North America]], [[European counterculture|Western Europe]], [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] during the [[1960s]] and early [[1970s]]. The term ''counterculture'' was first attested in the English language in 1970[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=counter-culture]. |
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The '''[[counterculture]] of the [[1960s]]''' began in the [[North American counterculture|United States]] as a reaction against the conservative [[social norms]] of the [[1950s]], the political conservatism (and perceived social repression) of the [[Cold War]] period, and the US government's extensive military intervention in [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]]. The movement quickly spread to [[European counterculture|Europe]] and [[Counterculture#By region|the rest of the world]]. | The '''[[counterculture]] of the [[1960s]]''' began in the [[North American counterculture|United States]] as a reaction against the conservative [[social norms]] of the [[1950s]], the political conservatism (and perceived social repression) of the [[Cold War]] period, and the US government's extensive military intervention in [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]]. The movement quickly spread to [[European counterculture|Europe]] and [[Counterculture#By region|the rest of the world]]. | ||
- | ''Counterculture'' came to prominence in the news media as it was used to refer to the [[youth rebellion]] and [[sexual revolution]] that swept [[North American counterculture|North America]], [[European counterculture|Western Europe]], [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] during the [[1960s]] and early [[1970s]]. The term ''counterculture'' was first attested in the English language in 1970[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=counter-culture]. | + | |
== Roots in the 1950s == | == Roots in the 1950s == |
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The counterculture of the 1960s began in the United States as a reaction against the conservative social norms of the 1950s, the political conservatism (and perceived social repression) of the Cold War period, and the US government's extensive military intervention in Vietnam. The movement quickly spread to Europe and the rest of the world.
Roots in the 1950s
Another important movement existed in a more fragmentary form in the 1950s, both in Europe and the US, in the form of the Beat generation (Beatniks), who typically sported beards, wore roll-neck sweaters, read the novels of Albert Camus and listened to jazz music.
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