Chapter 5 Flashcards
(19 cards)
Generations in order
Baby boomers Yuppies Dinks Generation X Twentysomethings Generation Y Echo Kids Puppies Generation Z
Causes of the baby boom
- World War 2 - returning soldiers took wives. Marriage was the norm
- Sex outside of marriage was frowned upon
- Increased immigration
1960’s Counterculture
A movement that was a reaction against the conventional social norms of the 1950’s.
Youth generally rejected the conservative values and beliefs of their parents.
White, middle class youth were known as the dominant members, became known as the HIPPIES and had liberal views on lifestyle, sex, drugs, literature, music, etc
Counterculture vocabulary
Culture: set of shared attitudes, values, and goals associated with people living in a similar area
Counterculture: a group that stood against the traditional values held by the middle class
Social norm: generally expected behaviour within a society of group
Establishment: the term Alice uses to refer to any person of group in a position of power or authority
Goals of the counterculture
Resistance against the government (Vietnam war)
Demonstrations for many social issues defined the movement: race relations and civil rights, sexual revolution, gay rights, women’s rights
Counterculture lifestyle
Experimentation with drugs Psychedelic rock music Pop art culture Fashion Exploration with spirituality
Why did the counterculture end?
Too much excess associated with the era eventually led to a reaction against the movement
Civil rights movement achieved its basic goals
Vietnam war ended
Many notable counterculture figures died
Impacts of the baby boom
Dependency load: portion of the population is dependent - not actively employed
Canadas future
Longer life expectancy
Much larger population
Fewer children
Growing Trends
3 areas that are changing in Canadian society: gender roles (home and work), media consumption, desensitization
Karl Marx
Bourgeoisie vs Proletariat
Governments/legal systems are tools used by ruling class to control proletariat
Labour theory of value: Cost of product is relative to labour involved in creating the product - who controls the pricing?
George Mead
“I” and “Me”
Me - accumulated understanding of what we observe - reflection on situation
I - individuals response to “me”, development of attitudes and the true self - reaction is known after it takes place, becomes a part of that person
Mind - reflective process between “I” and “me”
Charles Cooley
Looking glass self - self image is formed by imagining what others think of them
Albert bandura
Bobo doll experiment - children learn by watching the behaviour of others
Desensitization
Becoming familiar with a stimulus = less reaction to it
Normalization
Social practice becomes accepted as “normal” despite contrast with mainstream beliefs - violence on tv
Marvin Harris
Culture is shaped by environment and tools. As resources change, so does culture
Karl Marx: new resources are used to support those in power
Jean baudrillard
As we develop technology, we move away from our natural state
Erik Erickson
8 stages of psychological development
Teens struggle with adolescence
