Title: In what ways do you feel that the older generation and the
1considerHow have you tried to establish your
own identity, be an individual, as you have
gotten older?
2essential question How do we begin to see a
rejection of the status quo of conformity emerge
in 1960s society?
3In general, there is an increasingly aggressive
conflict between those that like the status quo
and those that want to challenge the old way of
doing things.
4Latinos
- status quo mostly agricultural workers that
faced discrimination
5- César Chávez helps unionize farm workers (i.e.
United Farm Workers Organizing Committee)
6- as gains were made, such as Latinos winning
elections, protesters became more aggressive over
time
Jose Angel Gutierrez established La Raza Unida.
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8Native Americans
- status quo problems (i.e. highest poverty rate
in America) - determination to solve problems while maintaining
cultural identity
9- the American Indian Movement (AIM) ushered in
more aggressive, youth-led, activism
10Women
- status quo housewife
- feminism arises in 1960s as many women want to
end traditional housewife role and gain social
equality
11- Betty Friedans The Feminine Mystique showed
women that discontent with their traditional role
was common
12- Friedan helped form the National Organization of
Women (NOW) to pursue womens goals
13- many changes emerged for women (i.e. Roe v. Wade
allows abortion in the first trimester)
conservative response in the 1970s
14Youth
15- rock n roll becomes mainstream, more extreme
(i.e. the Beatles)
16- counterculture rejects 50s conformity due to
disillusionment from injustices of 60s - youth instead trying to establish new society
based on peace and love
Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters on Further
17- increased permissiveness met with conservative
backlash
18Environmentalism
- status quo industrial economy with many
pollutants - began largely with social activism of 1960s
focusing on energy crisis of early 1970s
a common scene during the Arab oil embargo of 1973
19- Nixon responds to Americas concerns with
Environmental Protection Agency and Clean Air Act
20- accident at Three Mile Island nuclear power plant
in 1979 limited confidence in this energy source
21Buttons were an increasingly common accessory in
the 1960s and 70s. Use the space below to design
a couple buttons about the movements of the 1960s
and 70s.