...British influence on the Australian culture British settlers arrived in Australia in 1788 and the extent of the British influence is still evident today. The British Union Jack features predominantly on our national flag and the Queen is Australia's Head of State. British models also form the basis of Australia's legal and political systems, as well providing our national language. Up until World War II, Britain remained the dominating cultural influence in Australia. Britons also dominated the make-up of Australian society - most of Australia's citizens were either born in Britain, or had British descendants. In the years following the war, British subjects were encouraged to migrate to Australia under an 'assisted package' scheme, which helped with the cost of migrating to Australia and provided housing and employment options upon arrival. Between 1945 and 1972, over one million British migrants settled in Australia. Before 1945, many people, including Australians themselves, considered Australia to be nothing more than a British colony; a nation whose national identity was relatively indistinct from the British. During this period of Australia's history, our modes of entertainment, food, fashion, sporting culture and our social values and attitudes were largely dictated by British culture. American influence on the Australian culture One of the most significant changes to have taken place in Australian society since the end of WWII, however, has been its drift...
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...elements of American culture was the protest song. There were songs about the civil rights movement, the women's rights movement, the antiwar movement. It wasn't just Bob Dylan, it was everybody at the time.” Said by George Clooney an American actor, director, producer, screenwriter, activist, businessman, and philanthropist. As he said, the 60s and 70s were decades of change that happened in America. The civil right movement, anti-war movement, counterculture, feminist movement and all those protests took place in America, had changed all aspects of U.S in certain ways. Led Americans to question authority, seek public policy and challenge traditionalism. The most significant event during...
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...cultural movement began in 1960s in the wake of Vietnam war. The young people were frustrated due to racism, gender issues, consumerism, and the conservative nature of society in general. They were looking for a change and found it in the emerging counter cultural movements of 1960s. The youngsters began to question the traditional values and culture of the Orthodox American society. They welcomed sex, drugs and pop music. The counter culture movement reached its heights in 1969, when the young people attended the Woodstock Music and Art Festival at Newyork. The festival became a symbol of anti-war movement. The festival was a mixture of hippie, pop and drug culture. One of the notable feature of the counter culture movement was the sexual freedom and rise of feminism. There was a steep rise in abortions, orphans and divorce. Political activism on the part of women resulted in the formation of National organization for Women (NOW). Other than women, homosexuals were also raised their voice for equality which was later included the Civil Rights issue. Stone Wall Inn riots in 1969 and the establishment of Gay Liberation Front were important steps in their struggle for civil rights. The counter cultural sentiments were also expressed in movies and arts. The movement did not limit in North America alone, but spread to Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand. An international rock and roll group from Britain known as the Beatles was widely popular. The counter culture movement had merits...
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...Celebrity Marketing In the Cold War Christopher Sigler History 328 Dr. Reaves March 11, 2014 Post World War II America was a period of massive economic growth in America. Despite a brief economic recession from 1946 to 1947, the years following World War II saw the United States become the world super power that it is today. From 1940 to 1950 the American Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased 50% from $200,000 million to $300,000 million1 and by 1955 sixty percent of Americans identified as middle-class2. The exponential economic growth and social class shift during this period created several important changes to American culture. Many American families now possessed excess money; Money that was spent on single-family homes, entertainment, appliances, and cars, items that the general public could not afford before this period. The result of the influx of money not only changed the American family forever, but the marketing strategies used by companies as well. As Americans began to place a heavier value on entertainment, movie stars, actors, and other celebrities began to have a prominent influence on society. Post war-prosperity and the economic boom during the early cold war began the American, and eventually global culture of celebrity marketing. To understand the United States rise to a world superpower one must look at the aftermath of the widespread war of World War II. World War II was a global war that involved thirty nations and claimed the lives of...
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...Canada experienced many changes in the post war period, the 1950’s and the 1960’s such as population growth, new expectations of women, and the immigration policy. Key changes to Canadian culture in the 1950’s and 1960’s had a significant impact on Canada. These key changes include social changes, mass media, and also immigration and citizens. Some of the social changes in Canada faces in the 50’s and 60’s included the Baby Boom, changes to women’s roles, urbanization and suburbia. The Baby Boom was a very significant social change that Canada had to face from 1945 to 1967. Just in those twenty two years Canada’s population grew fifty percent, from twelve million to eighteen million due to the children being born post-World War Two....
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...online 11-12 pm Friday. codellk@crc.losrios.edu Required Text. The House made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday. This book is available in the bookstore for you and there is also a copy in the library for your use. In addition there will be weekly online readings in D2L. You must do the required reading to pass the class. Students must attend lectures and take notes. Participation, i.e., your attention is required. Course description: This course examines the arts and ideas taken from the American experience in the 20th century and today. Material covered includes literature, art, music, philosophy and history of the twentieth century. The course draws upon the arts of African American, Native American, Asian American, Anglo and Latino cultures as avenues for understanding issues of ethnicity, class and gender as they intersect with mainstream American values. Course presentation: Lecture, discussion, audio-visual materials and readings from the text, online, and material to be supplied by the instructor. In addition an extra-credit will be offered. Attendance: Required, a student missing more than 5.4 class hours may be dropped from the course (this is four class sessions). Because of the recent budget situation instructors are encouraged to drop students who are not attending class. Basic Rules: Woody Allen once said “The key to success is showing up.” Be on time. Do not leave early. No laptops, cell phones, text messaging devices etc. Pen and paper will serve...
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...New Affluence in America There are many signs of new affluences in American society after the World War II. For example things such as the baby boom, labor, religion changes, medical advancments, etc. caused an upbringing to America and the society that we now know and see today.The 1950s are often viewed as a turning point to the decades that followed it. This decade however, was seen as a period of conformity, prosperity, and peace after the Korean War had ended, as compared to the rebellion, unrest, and war that began in the 1960s (cliffsnotes). A major affluence starting in America after WWII was the status of labor. In the 150s labor began to change drastically. Higher end jobs began to increase in sales and service rapidly while the...
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...characters that audiences and fans can’t seem to get enough of like Han Solo, Indiana Jones, and Rick Deckard. Ford has already reprised his role of Han Solo in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), a new Blade Runner (2018) project is in pre-production, and a new Indiana Jones (2019) film has been announced. From his extensive film archive, catch Ford in The Conversation (1974), Apocalypse Now (1979), The Mosquito Coast (1986), Patriot Games (1992), and Air Force One (1997). Despite being in his 70s, Ford’s star power is intact, he continues to be a top box office draw, and remains noteworthy with a new generation of fans worldwide. Carrie Fisher (1956), an American actress and writer, best known as the brave and feisty Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy (1977 - 1983), and most recently in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). “A child of Hollywood, Carrie Fisher grew up in the shadow of scandal as the daughter of Eddie Fisher, who left her mother Debbie Reynolds for best friend Elizabeth Taylor. No stranger to scandal herself later in life, Fisher secretly struggled with drug and alcohol addiction, as well as bipolar disorder, which she first revealed with the semi-autobiographical novel Postcards from the Edge (1987), which was adapted into a 1990 film starring Meryl Streep. At...
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...Music and the Sixties The 1960s was a time of transformation in cultural standards, fashion, and society attitudes. This decade of change was particularly apparent in the radical shifts in this era’s music. The music of the sixties had very distinct sounds, portrayal of events and attitudes. Social movements and political events influenced the culture through music. There were also several genres and artists that contributed to the influence of culture. During the 1960s, the music played a major role in shaping the culture. The music echoed the events and movements that were happening in society. Prior to 1963, the music reflected the sounds, styles and attitudes of the previous decade. Music of the 1960s magnified the rebellion and standing up to the emerging cultural changes. The music about protest relayed messages that everyone could and would to sing along to. Through the multiple events during the sixties the music and the American culture mood began to change. Current events in America also played a role in how music influenced American culture. The British Invasion, the Civil Rights Movement, and the escalation of the Vietnam War were major events that impacted the music. The British Invasion occurred when an explosion of British artists took the United States music scene by storm in the mid 1960s. Kenneth Olwig wrote an article titled, “The ‘British invasion’,” and summarizes, “The British Invaders that were listened to, were inspired by and faithfully played a...
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...December 4, 2015 Music and The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s All forms of Black music, from jazz to rock and roll, played an important part in the Civil Rights Movement. The songs were sung for multiple purposes and played a critical role in inspiring, activating, and giving voice to the people involved. The evolution of music during the early 1950’s and 1960’s in the Black freedom struggle reflects the evolution of the Civil Rights Movement itself. The progressive thought of the 1950s nurtured new ideas and cultures including the Civil Rights Movement and the fast spread of rock and roll. One such cultural revival occurred after the end of World War II during a time of change, prosperity and restoration. The “Puritan dicta” outlined by Baldwin represents the American ideology before the Second World War. As the first settlers of this nation, the Puritans set the mold for many common American ideologies. In the Puritan view white represented good and black represented evil, including Africans and their culture. After the war, Baldwin states that the former puritanical views of whites will be challenged. Musicians such as Elvis Presley were the first to issue this challenge to white society. Early rockers like Elvis would pave the way for social commentary in music that would add much fire to the Civil Rights Movement. To fully understand the explosion of popularity of Black music in the years following World War II, one must understand the social conditions in which Blacks...
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...Culture Wars Cultural wars have been prevalent in societies where there exist differences in beliefs, cultural settings and more specifically a way of life. They are prevalent in the American society today, as seen in recent conflicts over certain issues such as gay marriages and abortion. As a part of my explanation to the aliens, there is a need to go back in history and assess how the differences rose and how they have influenced the modern day perceptions of the key national matters. In the US and the UK, the cultural wars are commonly as a result of the differences in the settings of the traditionalists and the conversationalists. In essence, the differences in the conservative and the progressive values has been the main bone of contention between these two different groups. The root of the differences can be traced to way back in the 1920s, when the rural and urban cultures had an evident conflict. There then followed immigration of people from different continents into America for several decades, causing further culture wars. The differences have always taken a center stage in the various debates especially those touching the issues of the history of public schools and the delivery of the science curriculum in the US and the UK. The realignment and the polarization that took place in the 1990s played a huge role in transforming the modern politics, economics as well as religion. In his 1991 publication, Culture Wars: The Struggle to Define America, James Hunter...
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...Introduction The 1960s Counterculture was an agitation for better governance and a restoration of the dreams of the founding fathers of democracy. It was a movement that was both political and social as the people that found it appealing were disgusted by the hypocrisy of the ruling class and social challenges such as racism and poverty. The 1960s counterculture appealed to many young people, who were also its primary proponents. This essay examines why the younger generation took the lead in demanding for political and social changes during this era. “The Port Huron Statement” The “Port Huron Statement” was made by the Students for a Democratic Society movement in 1962. The statement was made by the students’ group to express the dissatisfaction...
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...Sexual Liberation Cassandra M. Gonzalez HIS/145 the American Experience Since 1945 Dr. William Frost OCT/10/2012 Sexual liberation The 1960’s in our history of the United States are often described today as the period of profound societal change. Attitudes to a variety of issues changed including changes towards sexual attitudes. This altered view towards sexual attitudes and behavior is often today referred to as the sexual revolution, also known as the time of sexual liberation. Many different political movements were all important components to this period in the sexual revolution, such as Feminists, gay rights campaigners, and hippies just to name a few. American’s during this era faced many controversial issues – from the civil rights, to the Vietnam War, and nuclear arms, and the time was ripe for change. This climate of change led many, particularly the young in significantly shifting social attitudes, behaviors and institutional regulations surrounding sexuality. The Birth of Contraceptives Sexual liberation was a social movement that challenged what society viewed as the sexual norm and typical gender roles. Sex became more socially accepted outside of monogamous, heterosexual marriages, and increased. The increase in acceptance of intercourse prior to marriage gave individuals more freedom. The year of 1962 many advances occurred that supported the freedom of being sexual active and not having to procreate: the first Birth Control pill went on the market...
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...Culture betokens the whole involute of traditional demeanor which has been developed by the human race and is successively learned by each generation. A culture is less precise. It can betoken the forms of traditional deportment which are characteristics of a given society, or of a group of societies, or of a certain race, or of a certain area, or of a certain period of time. (Margaret Mead, 1951: p.17) Definition of the Cold War The Cold War is the denomination given to the relationship that developed primarily between the USA and the USSR after World War Two. The Cold War was a period of economic, political and military tension between the Coalesced States and Soviet Amalgamation from 1945 to 1991. Following the terminus of the Second World...
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...the last 100 years there has been transformations in lots of things which has changed the way America is viewed today. There has been many major culture booms such as the type of clothing worn, the music that is produced,the way different races are treated and multiple other reasons. The 1920’s, sometimes referred to as the roaring twenties were characterized by economic prosperity and tremendous social,artistic, and cultural dynamism.The twenties witnessed the large scale of cars, telephones, motion pictures and electricity. The demand and aspirations bought out significant changes in lifestyle and culture. Popular culture in the 1920’s was characterized by the innovation in film, radio, music, fashion, dance, literature and intellectual movements.The 20’s was often referred to as the “Jazz Age”, Jazz music experienced a dramatic surge in popularity.George Gerswin wrote Rhapsody in blue And in American in Paris. Eddie Lang and Joe Ventuiti While the first musicians to incorporate the guitar and Violin into jazz.Dance clubs became extremely popular.Dances such as the waltz, foxtrot ,and the tango were the most popular.There was a variety of novelty dances during this period which were the break way,and he lindy hop, which eventually evolved into the swing.Before world war one woman started to migrate towards the cities,during world war two they started to work in factories.After WWI woman found a new sense of worth and belonging, they recieved the right to vote and social independence...
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