counterculture

(noun)

Any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture.

Related Terms

  • mainstream
  • culture

Examples of counterculture in the following topics:

  • Countercultures

    • Counterculture is a term describing the values and norms of a cultural group that run counter to those of the social mainstream of the day.
    • Counterculture can also describe a group whose behavior deviates from the societal norm.
    • Hippies became the largest countercultural group in the United States.
    • The counterculture also had access to a media eager to present their concerns to a wider public.
    • Apply the concept of counterculture to the rise and collapse of the US Hippie movement
  • Subcultures & Countercultures

    • A counterculture is a subculture with the addition that some of its beliefs, values, or norms challenge or even contradict those of the main culture of which it is part.
    • Examples of countercultures in the U.S. could include: the hippie movement of the 1960s, the green movement, polygamists, feminist groups, BDSM Communities, and LGBTQ communities.
    • The woman and children in this photo are members of The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (or FLDS), which advocates the practice polygamy, making members part of a countercultural group (polygamy is illegal in the United States).
  • Student Subcultures

    • Youth subcultures that show a systematic hostility to the dominant culture are sometimes described as countercultures.
  • Urban Neighborhoods

    • Greenwich Village is an example of a famous neighborhood in New York City known broadly for countercultural and artistic activities.
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