USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Members of the counterculture, known as hippies, valued youth, spontaneity, and individuality, and promoted peace, love, and freedom.

Detailed explanation-2: -The counterculture movement was the result of a generation that rejected social norms and traditional ways of previous decades. A new identity was born at the start of the counterculture movement in the late 1960s. This youth movement criticized consumerism, promoted peace, and yearned for individualism.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-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: -The counterculture movement largely was in support of the antiwar movement. They organized protests while brandishing signs promoting peace, love, and drugs. Burning draft cards were also a symbol of the movement and became iconic of the anti-war movement.