1. According to Jacoby, Sixties youth culture is to blame for "a lasting anti-intellectual imprint on the culture" because of the reaction they created. In response to this counterculture, a vast uprising of fundamentalists, which promoted anti-intellectualism. This resurgence of fundamentalism is aptly named the Old Sixties by Jacoby. As a result of fundamentalism, people begin having blind faith more than ever and therefore neglect intellectual pursuits.
2. I honestly do not think we have an recognizable youth culture in comparison to the ones presented by Jacoby. The most important movement to me is the Sixties youth culture. I have always been a fan of basically everything that has been produced during this time period--music, books, art, etc.--but what is most important to me about this time is the dedication and courage the members of this movement had to make their world and the generations after them better.
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I agree with your points about the sixties. They really cared...where as now, the youth dosnt care as much about issues like that. Overall we care far to much about stupid things then the important things like they did of the time. Good point.
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