Yes. Start digging in to Laurel Canyon and the start of the hippie movement, where your stoner rock came from. Then if you want to go back farther, look at the Tavistock Institute on the UK. (Why do you think the "British invasion" happened?) then if you want to really wonder about the fabric of society, learn about Bernaise and wonder why his grandson (IIRC, might be grand nephew) is sitting on the board of Netflix these days.