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The rise and fall of the hippy counterculture

After the 50th anniversary of the ‘summer of love’ of 1967 and the emergence of the middle-class ‘hippy’ youth subculture, why are sociologists revisiting the hippy movement?

Hippies, London, 1969

Steve Chapman looks at the hippy subculture of the 1960s and 1970s and shows how it differed from other youth subcultures of the time. He examines different aspects of the hippy subculture and discusses the reasons for its decline. He also shows how it has influenced more recent ideologies such as environmentalism, anti-globalisation and feminism and examines its links to the development of social media. At the end of his article, the author suggests ways in which this material could be used.

subculture, counterculture, moral panic

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