also counter-culture, counter culture, 1968, from counter- + culture (q.v.). Popularized by, and perhaps coined in, the book "The Making of a Counter Culture" by Theodore Roszak. As an adjec [..]

A set of cultural ideas that, to some extent, differ from and conflict with, those generally upheld in the society. A counterculture develops when members of groups identify common values that disting [..]

culture that opposes or provides an alternative to the dominant beliefs, traditions, and values of a society.

noun. A societal movement which preserves its own alternative morals and standards in contrast to dominating cultural standards. The terminology is traditionally correlated with the hippie movement an [..]

A subculture whose norms and values sharply contradict the dominant norms and values of the society in which it occurs.

Group whose values and norms place it at odds with mainstream society or group that actively rejects dominant cultural values and norms.

A group or subset within a society that more or less intentionally adopts behaviors, beliefs, or practices that are at odds with or opposed to the mainstream of society.

(n) a culture with lifestyles and values opposed to those of the established culture

is a sociological term used to describe a cultural or social group whose values and norms are at odds with those of the social mainstream. The term became popular during the youth rebellion and unrest in the USA and Western Europe in the 1960s as a reaction against the conservative social norms of the 1950s.  The Russian term Counterculture has a d [..]

The encompassing word for the hippie movement. Not just a sub-culture, but an entire spectrum of individuals rejecting the values of the dominant society. This term was far more acceptable to everyone [..]

Countercultures differ from subcultures in that their meaning systems are antagonistic toward the dominate/general culture; countercultures stand in opposition to the general culture.