American Studies 2200E Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Free Speech Movement, Community Organizing, Youth International Party
28 Apr 2017
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White collar job for the father, the typical housewife. Far fro(cid:373) the true reality of the (cid:1005)(cid:1013)(cid:1009)(cid:1004)"s. A myth that centered around a white, heteronormative privilege. The myth was strictly constructed to build a sense of necessary conformity that was wrapped in a nationalistic, protestant, romanticized notion of the ideal american family. A move to build an image of america that would show the differences between the. Covered up a sense of discontent in america. See a pushback against the seemingly mindless, consumer culture. Lament over loss of individualism against pressure to conform/meet societal expectations. A mix of american men and women from different races and sexuality. Often derogatorily called drifters, alienated from the suburban middle classes. Rebelling against the post-war american conventions (idealized america) Pushed back against repression, middle class life, rejected cultural norms. Their life was about the pursuit of pleasure and the pursuit of belief and truth.
