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STEELE
STEELE--SSII--CHPT 21 THE COUNTERCULTURE
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| COUNTERCULTURE | GROUP THAT RUNS OPPOSITE TO MAINSTREAM CULTURE |
| GENERATION GAP | LACK OF UNDERSTANDING AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN OLDER AND YOUNGER GENERATIONS |
| BEATLES | BRITISH ROCK & ROLL GROUP WHO DEFINED THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE BABY-BOOM GENERATION |
| COMMUNE | SMALL COMMUNITIES IN WHICH PEOPLE HAVE COMMON INTERESTS AND SHARE RESOURCES |
| HAIGHT-ASHBURY | CENTER OF COUNTERCULURE IN SAN FRANCISCO |
| TIMOTHY LEARY | POLITICAL RADICAL WHO PREACHED THAT DRUGS WOULD FREE THE MIND, ENCOURAGING YOUTH TO TURN ON TO DRUGS AND DROP OUT OF MAINSTREAM SOCIETY |
| FEMINISM | WOMEN'S MOVEMENT IN THE 60'S & 70'S FOR EQUAL RIGHTS IN SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ARENA'S |
| BETTY FRIEDAN | AUTHOR OF THE FEMININE MYSTIQUE, WHICH HELPED LAUNCH THE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT FOR EQUAL RIGHTS |
| NOW | NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN--ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN |
| ERA | EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT--GUARANTEED GENDER EQUALITY UNDER THE LAW, AND RIGHT TO ABORTION |
| GLORIA STEINAM | POLITICAL JOURNALIST WHO LOBBIED FOR EQUAL RIGHTS |
| PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY | LAWYER AND POLITICAL ORGANIZER WHO OPPOSED FEMINISM |
| ROE V. WADE | COURT DECISION ASSURING WOMEN THE RIGHT TO LEGAL ABORTIONS |
| CESAR CHAVEZ | LATINO ACTIVIST WHO FOUGHT FOR RIGHTS FOR FARM WORKERS |
| MIGRANT FARMWORKER | LATINO'S WHO MIGRATED FROM FARM TO FARM FOR WORK, UNDER DEPLORABLE WORKING CONDITIONS |
| UFW | UNITED FARM WORKERS--UNION OF LATINOS AND FILIPINOS WHO FOUGHT FOR BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS |
| CHICANO MOVEMENT | MEXICAN AMERICAN MOVEMENT DEDICATED TO INCREASING AWARENESS OF LATIN HISTORY AND CULTURE AND QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES |
| AIM | AMERICAN INDIAN MOVEMENT--ADDRESSED ALL CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUES FOR NATIVE AMERICANS, INCLUDING LAND, LEGAL AND SELF-GOVERNMENT RIGHTS |
| RALPH NADER | LED THE CONSUMER RIGHTS MOVEMENT ADVOCATING SAFETY IN ALL CONSUMER PRODUCTS |
| RACHEL CARSON | ENVIRONMENTALIST, WHO RAISED PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES |
| TOXIC WASTE | POISONOUS BYPRODUCTS OF HUMAN ACTIVITY. |
| EARTH DAY | NATIONWIDE PROTEST TO FORCE THE ISSUE OF A SAFER ENVIRONMENT ON THE NATIONAL AGENDA |
| EPA | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY--FEDERAL AGENCY WHOSE JOB WAS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT |
| CLEAN AIR ACT | ACT THAT COMBATED AIR POLLUTION, ESPECIALLY FROM CARS AND FACTORIES |
| CLEAN WATER ACT | SOUGHT TO LIMIT THE POLLUTION OF WATER BY INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE |
| ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT | PROMOTED THE PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED PLANTS AND ANIMALS |
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