Introduction to the 60s
The 60s in the Australian society occurred when old values were radically challenged and youth rebelled. Gender roles and behaviours began to change in the 60s. American trends began to influence the youth of Australia in terms of music, dancing, clothing, literature, drug-taking and drinking. World War 2 and post-war developments contributed to these changes.
The 1960s - for some, it noted the end for 'Victorian values' and the start of the permissive society. It was a time of freedom, a decade of social unrest, innocence lost, scandal, war, sex, drugs and rock and roll. For many people, nostalgia begins with the 1960s. But as we might expect, nostalgia has a nasty way of masking the dark side of history.
The 60s in the Australian society occurred when old values were radically challenged and youth rebelled. Gender roles and behaviours began to change in the 60s. American trends began to influence the youth of Australia in terms of music, dancing, clothing, literature, drug-taking and drinking. World War 2 and post-war developments contributed to these changes.
The 1960s - for some, it noted the end for 'Victorian values' and the start of the permissive society. It was a time of freedom, a decade of social unrest, innocence lost, scandal, war, sex, drugs and rock and roll. For many people, nostalgia begins with the 1960s. But as we might expect, nostalgia has a nasty way of masking the dark side of history.