What was 60s like

Freedom and change were the anthems of the 60s. It's not that family lost its importance, but over this decade families became less structured, family ties loosened, parents became more permissive, children became more independent and self-reliant, and family life became more colorful and complex.

Understanding Family Life in the s The s were turbulent, violent, but also colorful years. The s' Family Evolution At the beginning of the decade, most families looked very much like a s' family. The Vietnam War By the mids, the Vietnam war was raging. The Birth Control Pill In , the federal government approved the birth control pill's use, and the sexual revolution began.

The Family Television The effects of television on the s family is seldom mentioned, but if you grew up in the 60s, you know it had a significant impact on your life. Television as a Political Force Regardless of where a family lived, the s family had an upfront seat to the race riots, the assassinations of President Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr, as well as the Vietnam war with its nightly body count, and the war protests. Television as Family Entertainment While television in the 60s presented a raw, real, scary, and disturbing view of the world to families, it also gave them a temporary escape from their 60s reality with its seemingly contrary entertainment programming.

Growing Up in the 60s The 60s were defiantly far from perfect, but it was the perfect time to be an adventurous kid.

Kids walked, unaccompanied by an adult, to and from school or the school bus stop. Independent latchkey kids were common. Older children were given charge of younger siblings for hours.

Kids were not required to sit in kiddy seats are wear seat belts. Children played with BB guns, cap guns, yard darts, and other quite dangerous toys. Kids could easily open bottles because they weren't child safe.

The words spoken by Neil Armstrong "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" going into the history books for now and future generations to come. Players Association forces owners to up salaries and provide better benefits including pensions. Owners agree to demands allowing match to continue. Association Football Soccer Pele and Brazil dominate the game in the 60's Pele real name was Edison Arantes do Nascimento and he broke records each time he played.

Britain the home of soccer win the world cup in It became easier to classify types of music in a very specific way with psychedelic, surf, folk, roots, hard rock, Motown, Acapella, all becoming recognizable in their distinctiveness. Music became a huge influence on the younger generation and was used to define the lifestyles of rockers, hippies, and protesters.

The music of the time often reflected the changing social norms of the decade like the fight for civil rights for minorities and women and the anti-war movement. The British Invasion also made its mark with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones as two of the most popular bands emerging from the decade, gaining worldwide notoriety and popularity that has lasted up to the present. Route 66 - Rawhide - The Monkees - The Saint - The Prisoner - Ironside - Hogan's Heroes - Lassie - Flipper - The Benny Hill Show - Monty Python's Flying Circus - Bonanza - The Brady Bunch - The increase in employment in factories and increase in money allowed people to spend more on leisure activities.

Colour television and pocket transistor radios allowed people to spend their free time listening to music and watching TV. Every teenager owned a transistor radio allowing them to listen to pop music on the move. The microwave oven shortened the amount of time women spent in the kitchen, further allowing them more freedom and time to enjoy themselves.

By the end of the decade, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin achieved the impossible by becoming the first men on the moon in It ended the decade on a note of optimism and the ability to dream for something bigger and better. The s was a decade of rapid change. Blink for one second and you would have missed it. It was the period that finally allowed people the liberty and individuality people had fought for and what we take for granted nowadays.

The sixties began bleak and restricted, but by the end, people were full of hope and optimism for a better future. Written by Kimberley Watson, aged I hope to study History at university to continue discovering more of the past.

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