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Overview of the 60`s Many social changes that were addressed in the 1960s are still the issues being confronted today. The '60s was a decade of social and political upheaval. In spite of all the turmoil, there were some positive results: the civil rights revolution, John F. Kennedy's bold vision of a new frontier, and the breathtaking advances in space helped bring about progress and prosperity. However, much was negative: student and anti-war protest …

…clothes and designs that resembled art nouveau. A major development in the hippie world was the "rural community," where nature-loving hippie "tribesmen" escaped the commercialism of the cities in an attempt to build a society outside of society. Another development was the illicit use of drugs, creating the slogan, "tune in, turn on, drop out." "Better living through chemistry" was another advertising slogan that was a sly joke to the young, but a real worry