Youth Culture in Canada, 1950s to 1970s

3 credits · Undergraduate

The 1950s and 1960s were decades of often startling social change throughout North America in general and Canada in particular. This course will attempt to understand these changes and their impact on our society. The primary focus of the investigation is the popular youth culture of the time, the culture of “sex, drugs and rock n' roll.” The course will look at economic and social factors underlying youth culture, at some of the major thinkers who influenced it (such as Marshall McLuhan and Herbert Marcuse), and the responses of authority to youth culture. RECOMMENDED: HIST 2222.03 PREREQUISITES: One previous history course FORMATS: Lecture | Tutorial