USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following groups rejected the materialism and work ethic of older generations? Hippies.

Detailed explanation-2: -The counterculture movement, from the early 1960s through the 1970s, categorized a group of people known as “hippies” who opposed the war in Vietnam, commercialism and overall establishment of societal norms.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -One of the groups that have been labeled as the ‘first’ major hippie group was Ken Kesey (of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest fame) and The Merry Pranksters. Kesey has often been seen as the major link between the late Beat Movement and the early hippies of the 1960s.