Religion
During the World War II, the religion in the country was declining. Soldiers were engaged in wars and fighting with enemies in other countries. People left were busy with their life and survival. Even women had to work outside and they had to take care of children at the same time. So we had little time to go to church. When the war was over, religions encountered one of the best times in the 1950s. Parents of baby boomers moved into the suburbs and filled the pews, establishing church and being religious. Mass media bout religions also increased a lot. Religion became involved in television programs and books on religious topics sold well during the 1950s. The period between 1960s and 1970s indicated a generation of seekers. Many
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The 1960s also saw the change in Catholicism. For example, followers had to celebrate the Eucharist in English instead of Latin. Cults and faiths also found their way to the United States, such as the Unification Church of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon, the Church of Scientology, and the People's Temple. The civil right movement in the 1960s improved the status of colored people and provided a context for the emergence of non-Anglo religions. Mexican Americans, American Jews, and Asian Americans began to believe in their own religions and religions were diverse in the 1970s. As an immigrant from China, I was a believer in Buddhism. When it comes to 1980s, the period was symbolized by a more conservative trend and many people returned to church. The born-again Christians affiliated with conservative political organizations and initiated the New Right, a conservative social movement that supported traditional culture, family and social values. In the 1990s, an upward trend in church attendance was nationally manifested. Some people began to return to religious beliefs. Today, there are more than 100 religions in the U.S., but Christianity is still dominant with over 75 percent of …show more content…
People enjoyed the peace and delight after the fierce war. In the 1960s, people began to introduce new elements to music. For example, songs like Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger began to demonstrate political radicalism in their songs, considering that social movements were common in the 1960s. Singers and musicians paid more attention to lyrics and used lyrics to describe war and changes. These songs were well received because we were finding different ways to express the emergence of change. Many foreign musicians and their music also found their way to and exerted significant influence on our music. One of the most influential foreign musicians was Beatles consisting four young people in Britain. They held a national tour in America in 1964. I also went to see their vocal concert and I liked their rock-and-roll music. Many American musicians assimilated their techniques and style into their music. The 1960s also saw the contributions of young singers to modern American music. You might have heard about Jimmi Hendrix, a guitarist. He formed a band with his friends and it gained a large number of fans. Their music was much different from traditional music and it was a combination of jazz, soul, and blues. Rock festivals were another important trend in the 1960s. Some famous festivals included The Toronto Rock Festival, Atlanta Pop Festival, and Monterey Pop Festival. At
The migration led to the rebirth of American religion, which was associated with suburban living. Less than fifty percent of Americans belonged to specific churches before the onset of World War II, but by the middle of the 1950, this number grew to almost seventy-five percent. Families spend more time together due to the distance from other families and recreational facilities. Right after the war, many of the returning servicemen had to return to the work force and found this very difficult. Many jobs were filled with women and many did not want to give up these jobs because this meant a better lifestyle for them and their family.
During the 1960s and the early 1970s, music reflected the political and social changes that America was undergoing at the time. Some of these major changes included the African-American civil rights movement and the conflict over America’s role in the Vietnam War. During these hard times, people turned to music for hope, peace, happiness and answers.
This mass enterprise is reviewed through five traditions in the early nineteenth century: the Christian movement, the Methodists, the Baptists, the black churches, and the Mormons. Hatch explains that these major American movements were led by young men who shared “an ethic of unrelenting toil, a passion for expansion, a hostility to orthodox belief and style, a zeal for religious reconstruction, and a systematic plan to realize their ideals” (4). These leaders changed the scope of American Christianity by orientating toward democratic or populist ideals. Their movements offered both individual potential and collective aspiration, which were ideas ready to be grasped by the young and booming population. These early leaders had a vision of a faith that disregarded social standing, and taught all to think, interpret, and organize their faith for themselves. It was a faith of “religious populism, reflecting the passions of ordinary people and the charisma of democratic movement-builders” (5).
Religion of the protestant church was an important factor in the pre-war timeline culture. The Second great awakening, which occurred in the 19th century, greatly impacted American society. This new point of view in terms and matters of faith led northerners to cherish the theory of Christian perfection, a theory that in fact was applied to society in an attempt to eliminate social imperfection. On the other hand, southerners reacted by cherishing a faith of personal piety, which focused mainly on a reading of the Bible; however, it expressed very little concern in addressing society’s problems.1
One of the main waves of music of the time was a calmer more gentle rock. A major band called The Beatles were so popular during this time it was called Beatle Mania. The Beatles were one of the numerous bands coming to America either many more would coming getting the title of the British invasion. During the 1960s America’s economy was greatly increasing. This time period focused on the housing and computer industry which overpowered automobiles, chemicals, and electrically powered consumer durables, which were the leading sectors in the 1950s. Agriculture fell from 19.2 to 7.5 percent, minimum wage increased from $1.00 to $1.25, and the unemployment of was around 6 percent. Another economic point is the growing middleclass. Between 1945 and 1960, the median family income, adjusted for inflation, almost doubled. Rising income doubled the size of the middle class. Before the Great Depression of the 1930s only one-third of Americans qualified as middle class, but in postwar America two-thirds did. Many middle class families of postwar America became suburban families. Of the 13 million new homes built in the 1950s, 85 percent were in the suburbs. The GI bill helped this growth greatly. Soldiers coming home from the war would have a government loan for a home or going to college. Making college more of a social norm. Which still effects society today making more jobs having a college degree required. The political culture focused more on containing communism with the theory helping this being called the domino theory “Military Intervention in Korea and Vietnam finally, you have broader considerations that might follow what you would call the falling domino principle. You have a row of dominoes set up, you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is the certainty that it will go over very quickly. So you could have a beginning of a disintegration
Throughout the year Christians have strived to do the will of God. From to converting people into Christians to making a society pleasing to God. Christians in America have been present since the colonial times. In the late 19th century, they were still thriving in the United States. In the early 20th century they were still involved in the broader American culture, committed to shaping public policy and welcome in political life. But as time continued, evangelicals started to create their own subculture, no longer involving themselves in politics and the rest of the American culture. By mid to late 20th century, evangelicals saw that the nation was becoming further way from God and it was affecting them. They sought to partly reinsert themselves in the American culture and politics and found they were not as welcome as before. Even though they are not welcome, Christians must try to do the will of God by turn peoples eyes back to Him in everyday life and politics.
Music of the sixties will reflect the style of the past decade made by artists that became famous by their mainstream in the 1950's like Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Dion. etc. in 1963 many social influences changed the concept of popular music, and it was like the renaissance of music, why? because it changed the diversity of what we experience with music in our days. Many issues made impact in music like the murder of JFK, The war at Vietnam, the civil rights movement, made music reflect that change. In the 1963 came the famous British Invasion, most of the people say that the ringleader of the Famous British Invasion were the Beatles, the BeatleMania, very similar to having the girls fervor by One Direction and Justin Bieber, it also came Motown, R&B, Folk and Protest Music, and all its variations.
Post World War II there was a new generation known as the “baby boom” generation. The arrival of this new generation called for new entertainment (Rock and Roll). Music of the 1960s was the new entertainment for the baby boom generation and impacted America by: starting new trends in genres of music, opening diversity of artists, counterculture movements, and music festivals.
I vividly remember sitting in my ninth grade world history class, only six short years ago, when my teacher announced that next week we would begin a four week study on world religions. A nervous murmur swept through thirty students, all thinking the
The ‘60s were the age of youth, as millions of children’s from post World War II became teenagers and rebelled against the conservative fifties. Denying civil rights to African-Americans and liberation to teenagers in previous decades and Vietnam War, created a vortexes which lead to massive rebellion against the status qua. Music of the 1960s was characteristic of the revolution that was going on during the decade. It was a time of rebellion and counter-culture in which the teenagers and college students were critical of government, business, religious institution and other various aspects of life. Era marked by civil rights movement, Vietnam War, environment of drug abuse and sexual freedom formed new music like: folk rock, soul and psychedelic rock. These genres starkly contrast the teen idol music of ‘50s pop mainstream. Writes John Covach; “World was exploding, and rock musicians were listening more closely than ever.”(Covach, 152) Such stark contrast in pop music directly relay to changing social culture in America, which further echo’s the relationship between music and culture.
These are subjective matters and can never be truly confirmed, only observed, but it is obvious why Woodstock had the largest influence on society and pop culture as a whole. Quite simply, it was the perfect combination of music, people, art, peace and love. It lived up to it’s billing of ‘three days of peace and music’ and its messages of hope and tranquility were fault not only across the nation in a traumatic time, but all over the world, largely due to the fact the Vietnam was dragging on, making the peace subject of the festival much more significant and allowed the three day event to have a world wide influence. The effect of these festivals was so strong and long lasting that most responses in a survey cite music and music festivals as ‘the best experience of the 60s’ (Weiner and Stillman, 64). The Vietnam war going on at the time became a focal point for many concert goers promoting peace, and this is one of the main issues Woodstock became so widely regarded as the most important festival of the 60’s, possibly of all time – in a political sense at least. With public opinion dropping on the idea of sending more soldiers overseas as casualty rates grew whilst ground was lost, Woodstock was a shining beacon to those opposing the war against communism in South East Asia. The draft, enforced by Richard Nixon, was a large factor in this; by forcing peaceful young males into a war they didn’t believe in, Nixon was alienating himself from the public, and most importantly the then-young Baby Boomer generation, which dominated the decade. Draft researchers Lawrence Baskir and William Strauss have noted that ‘Vietnam was a crises they all faced – whether in the barracks, on the campus or in the streets. Unlike other Americans, most members of the Vietnam generation are reluctant to judge a man by his personal response to the war. They know that the labels – loser, coward,
Christianity’s role in America has rapidly changed over the last decades. Although it is still the most popular religion in the country its power over the people has decreased significantly. However, there are still many misconceptions towards American Christianity and in order to understand the unique nature of this religiously diverse country; one must understand its history and its citizens own views on the matter.
Rock and Roll was the start of a new revolution in America. It introduced the world to many of the famous artists that continue to be a part of our lives today. "Artists who became popular in the 1950s such as Elvis, began to pave the way for others such as Jerry Lee Lewis and Buddy Holly" (The History of Rock 'n' Roll until 1960). With the introduction of rock 'n' roll, there came many new changes to the lives of many Americans. Rock and Roll was a major contributor for the change in teens' behavior in the 1950s because it encouraged new freedoms for teenagers, encouraged new fads among teenagers, and caused a generation gap.
Evangelicalism did not evolve or operate in a space. It is essential to consider the ways in which members of this group participated in and changed their culture, and, conversely, to assess how its social context provided both the ideas which evangelicalism adopted or transformed and those which it actively rejected or resisted. As movements that came of age during the first half of the nineteenth century, Evangelical Protestantism can be understood most clearly in the political, economic, and religious contexts of post-revolutionary American society. Although the movement would come to effect profound changes in its society it was very much in a sense that the culture had grown ripe for its emergence. The tension between the evangelical movement and the past movements radicalism and centrism suggests that American society was still very much in transition from one era to another: the Revolution was not yet complete.
Religion is an important aspect on studies of early mental health practice. Religion is important to as many as 75% of the population, more profound and relevant with people over 65 years of age and older (Richards and Bergin, 1997). Religion plays a pivotal role on older adults, it becomes part of their identity and personality (Koenig, Siegler & George, 1989). According to Koenig (1989), religion incorporates people’s rituals, beliefs, and practices pertaining to the “transcendent.” Which means, these beliefs relates to the supernatural and mystical elements of the world (Koenig, Siegler & George, 1989). Religion is always practiced within a community, group, or cult. Religion is often organized and it incorporates beliefs, rules and regulations on the afterlife. Religion is unique in a sense that binds people in a community, who share the same beliefs and sentiments in solidarity. Religion could be measured relating the mental, physical, and emotional outcomes with humans who are believers of the supernatural world.