USA HISTORY

PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

HIPPIES AND THE COUNTERCULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
a movement in which people adopted values that ran counter to the mainstream culture
A
counterculture
B
generation gap
C
Beatles
D
communes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A counterculture is a culture whose values and norms of behavior differ substantially from those of mainstream society, sometimes diametrically opposed to mainstream cultural mores. A countercultural movement expresses the ethos and aspirations of a specific population during a well-defined era.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 1960s to mid-1970s counterculture generation was an era of change in identity, family unit, sexuality, dress, and the arts. It was a time when youth rejected social norms and exhibited their disapproval of racial, ethnic, and political injustices through resistance, and for some subgroups, revolt.

Detailed explanation-3: -A group of people who do and believe things outside of what society considers normal or typical can be called a counterculture. A counterculture might organize itself around opposition to war or unusual ideas about raising children, for example.

Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of countercultures in the U.S. could include the hippie movement of the 1960s, the green movement, polygamists, and feminist groups.

Detailed explanation-5: -plural countercultures. Britannica Dictionary definition of COUNTERCULTURE. [count] : a culture with values and customs that are very different from and usually opposed to those accepted by most of society.

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