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- Dictionarycounterculture/ˈkaʊntəˌkʌltʃə/
noun
- 1. a way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or at variance with the prevailing social norm: "the idealists of the 60s counterculture"
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Subculture whose values and norms of behavior deviate from those of mainstream society
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. When oppositional forces reach critical mass, countercultures can trigger dramatic cultural changes. Co... Wikipedia