The Others

Subcultures

This afternoon we were split into two groups. One half of the group carried on working on our blogs and doing some research. Whereas my half of the group were given a lecture on sub-cultures from different decades.

What is a subculture?

A subculture brings together like mind individuals and allows them to develop a sense of identity based around a common interest, such as music.

What is a stereotype?

A stereotype is a thought that can be adopted about specific types of individuals or certain ways of doing things. These thoughts or beliefs may or may not accurately reflect reality.

What is identity?

The fact of being who or what a person or thing is.

Hippies

I looked into the Hippie subculture, during the 60's and 70's.They favoured long hair and casual, often unconventional, dress, sometimes in psychedelic colours. Many males grew beards, and both men and women wore sandals and beads. Long flowing granny dresses were popular with women, and rimless granny glasses with both men and women. Hippies commonly took up communal or cooperative living arrangements, and they often adopted vegetarian diets based on unprocessed foods and practiced holistic medicine. Hippies advocated nonviolence and love, a popular phrase being “Make love, not war,” for which they were sometimes called “flower children.” They promoted openness and tolerance as alternatives to the restrictions and regimentation they saw in middle-class society.Both folk and rock music were an integral part of hippie culture. Singers such as Bob Dylan and Joan Baez and groups such as the Beatles,Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, and Rolling Stones were among those most closely identified with the movement.