WW II did indeed set the stage by providing a lot more career opportunities for women beyond the traditional secretarial and teacher roles. The societal breakdown really got rolling in the mid 60s when the first WW II children were hitting their 20s.
The kids born during the time the US was involved in WWII, they would be adults.. parents in the 60s.
Our teachers taught respect. Christianity was honored.
The rebellion in our youth was sudden and came from anger. I don’t know which past “damaging sin” prompted such a rebellion.
It seemed to me to come from affluence families first. They dared anyone to object.
It was the youth.. who had not lived enough years to know anything, taking control since parents were busy elsewhere or unconcerned or ignorant also.