EDUC247 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Lyndon B. Johnson, Premarital Sex, Psychology Today
30 Jun 2016
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Turn from non-violence to a more aggressive/assertive demand for violence; black power , another militant group called black panthers make it clear that they will not sit back and wait for a court case; series of riots. Confrontation in the air: vietnam war. Under lyndon johnson, number of troops begins to rise; reaches 500,000, and his advisors want even more. Compulsory draft meant that every able-bodied male had to serve for two years but if in college you could defer. Many people burned their drafts in protest. First war that ends in clear retreat: clothing changes, music changes. Music often signaled what you believed in. Lsd unknown in 50s, finding it"s way through college campuses in 60s. Legalized abortion and birth control means more pre-marital sex. Journal magazine psychology today appeared notion that it"s okay to speak of psych issues, open up. Critique of exploitation of women: for too long, women viewed as objects; primarily critiqued hugh heffner: playboy.
