Question

Which of the following is an example of a counterculture? 1. The yuppie craze of the 1980’s 2.The Kardashian obsession of the 2010’s 3. The hippie movement of the 1960’s 4. The disco invasion of the 1970’s

Answer 1

The hippie movement of the 1960’s is an example of a counterculture.

3. The hippie movement of the 1960’s

Explanation:

A counterculture is a subculture that is followed by some group of people whose behavior and ideas usually differ from the behavior of mainstream society. Generally the subculture behavior opposes the mainstream cultural behaviors.

A countercultural movement expresses the ideas and behavior of specific group of people during the well-defined era. The hippie movement of the 1960 is one of the counterculture movements.

The hippie movement originated in the college campuses of America. The hippie culture was started as the youth movement to influence the Eastern religion and holiness.