the social attitudes in the 1960's?

Question

hi there i was just wondering if anybody knows what the attitude was towards the law, women and sexuality in the 1960's and could help me out, as i am finding researching it to be a bit difficult. Thanks very much

Answer 1

Hi! I don't know anything re the law in the '60's, but I lived in Berkeley for 12 yrs, and attended UC in graduate school in '62. I was just divorced, single and got a student loan to attend school. Lived in a boarding house on Haste St and rode a bicycle back and forth to the campus. Women's sexuality was coming into it's own then--that women could/do enjoy sex just as men do! A definite new freedom of expression in all areas--esp in possibilities for women in work, education and relationships! I can't remember when AIDS became a factor, but it certainly affected women as well as men! Having grown up in the Midwest during the '30's with it's conformity demands upon women; when women could work as seamstress, waitress, house-cleaning, secretarial and teaching, and that was about it; the early '60's felt like the opening of the WORLD to me!!! New ideas, exploration, learning and jobs expanding!!! I LOVED it all!!! OH! I just remembered!!! Husbands could LEGALLY rape their wives!!
Good luck in your research! It was an amazing time!!

Answer 2

The 60s were such a time of change!!! At the beginning women were still housewives with few job opportunities. Growing up in the 50s and early 60s the only careers my folks talked about for me was nursing, teaching, and airline stewardess. (flight attendants today) Without college you could waitress or work in some factories, grocery stores, or be a bank teller, not a loan officer or a bank executive. If you were unmarried and pregnant you were a slut. Rape was difficult to prove in court and the victim was as abused in court as in the actual assault. Women could rarely obtain credit. Your husband had to sign everything. You were expected to make a home for your husband and children, comply with all of his demands. With the advent of the birth control pill all of that changed. The war in Viet Nam caused changes. The women's movement started. More went to college and demanded better jobs. Women no longer felt that had to stay in a bad marriages. Divorce rates rose. Women began to fight for equal rights under the constitution. We did not have to vote the way our husbands told us to. We could become a political power. They were turbulent times.

Answer 3

The 60's was a great time of change in the United States. I have listed some sites with great information.

Answer 4

With the invention of the contraceptive pill women became more sexually active outside of marriage.
Other drugs made their appearance, coke, LSD etc
Rock and Roll was a whole new concept in music.

Answer 5

well i grew up in the 60's . the biggest thing i remember happening in the law was the criminalisation of lsd. before that the physc departments at many univercities in california were taking on volenteers , to test lsd legally . the most famous of these test was known as the electric kool-aid test. if you want to further researh this your look up two names on your computer, Timothy Leary, and Ken Keasy.
happy hunting
tune in and drop out brother
jethro

Answer 6

Well, I guess it is a bit difficult since there's probably been a 1,000 books written on each of the topics you mentioned. Don't be lazy. Roll up your sleeves, put in some eye drops, and read!