Political Science 2142A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Timothy Leary, Nuclear Family, Haight-Ashbury
1 Mar 2016
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Hippies dress like tarzan, long hair like jane, and smell like a cheetah : conservative wanted fun entertainment, not footage about wars, didn"t want to deal with the reality of vietnam. Fascination with science mistrust (hitler, atomic bomb) Dress, behaviour, followed the path of the beats. Didn"t become political/anti-war until later on wanted to drop out of society. Altruism, honesty save materialistic american by flower power . Leaderless, unorganized culture focus on the individual. Fashion beads, long hair, jeans, tie-dye, etc. Respect for native american and respect for nature. The drug culture: a lot of parents wanted to say that drugs were something new and scary, but really, drugs and alcohol was always a part of american culture. Cocaine freely available for a low cost. Coca cola cocaine traces found inside the drink. Medicinal properties thought to be present in cocaine. Dropped from recipe in 1903: 1950s men with the nuclear family and suburban america leisure drug/ treat .
