counterculture

(noun)

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

Related Terms

  • mores
  • quash
  • Offset Printing
  • Woodstock
  • stagflation
  • The Establishment

(noun)

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

Related Terms

  • mores
  • quash
  • Offset Printing
  • Woodstock
  • stagflation
  • The Establishment

Examples of counterculture in the following topics:

  • Counterculture

    • The American Counterculture refers to the period between 1964-1972 when the norms of the 1950s were largely rejected by youth.
    • Hippies became the largest countercultural group in the United States.
    • The counterculture movement divided the country.
    • Ultimately, the counterculture collapsed on its own around 1973.
    • The peace sign became a major symbol of the counterculture of the 1960s.
  • 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).
  • Art and Music

    • Forms of art and music in the 1960s, ranging from rock and roll to psychedelic art, reflected the characteristics of the counterculture movement.
    • Meanwhile in the United States, bands that exemplified the counterculture were becoming mainstream commercial successes.
    • The 1960s was an era of rock festivals, which played an important role in spreading the counterculture across America.
    • As with film, press, and music, art in the 1960s responded to the new counterculture, primarily in pop art and psychedelic art.
    • The crowd and stage at Woodstock, one of the most important music festivals of the 1960s counterculture.
  • Youth Culture and Delinquency

    • Youth culture during the 1960s counterculture was characterized by the Summer of Love and the casual use of LSD and other psychedelic drugs.
    • The Summer of Love became a defining moment in the 1960s as the hippie counterculture movement came into public awareness.
    • This aspect of the counterculture rejected active political engagement with the mainstream; following the dictate of a Harvard LSD proponent, Dr.
    • Experimentation with LSD, Peyote, psilocybin mushrooms, MDA, marijuana, and other psychedelic drugs became a major component of 1960s counterculture, influencing philosophy, art, music, and styles of dress.
    • Examine the role of drug use in the counterculture of the 1960s
  • Theatre and Novels

    • The counterculture of the 1960s gave rise to new forms of media such as underground newspapers, literature, theater, and cinema.
    • In the U.S., the term "underground newspaper" generally refers to an independent newspaper focusing on unpopular themes or counterculture issues.
    • "Hair" is often said to be a product of the hippie counterculture and sexual revolution of the 1960s.
    • Like newspapers, literature, and theatre, the cinema of the time also reflected the attributes of the counterculture.
    • Examine the expression of countercultural values in media such as newspapers and theater
  • 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.
  • Gay and Lesbian Rights

    • Combined with the sexual revolution and the feminist movement of the 1960s, the counterculture helped establish a climate that fostered the struggle for gay and lesbian rights.
    • With a call for gay men and women to “come out”—a consciousness-raising campaign that shared many principles with the counterculture—gay and lesbian communities moved from the urban underground into the political sphere.
  • The Beats

    • The 1950s Beat movement beliefs and ideologies metamorphosed into the counterculture of the 1960s, accompanied by a shift in terminology from beatnik to hippie.
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