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W3-4 Module 004 - Subculture and Counterculture

1) The document defines a counterculture as a subculture whose values differ from mainstream society and often oppose mainstream norms. Examples include Romanticism, Bohemianism, the Jazz Age, Beat Generation, and 1960s hippie culture. 2) A subculture shares much of the dominant culture but is distinguished by one or more cultural aspects, such as the LGBT community or bodybuilders. In contrast, a counterculture differs from and may be incompatible with the dominant culture, like the Romanticism or Suffragette movements. 3) The document provides learning outcomes and reference materials to further explain the differences between subcultures and countercultures.

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W3-4 Module 004 - Subculture and Counterculture

1) The document defines a counterculture as a subculture whose values differ from mainstream society and often oppose mainstream norms. Examples include Romanticism, Bohemianism, the Jazz Age, Beat Generation, and 1960s hippie culture. 2) A subculture shares much of the dominant culture but is distinguished by one or more cultural aspects, such as the LGBT community or bodybuilders. In contrast, a counterculture differs from and may be incompatible with the dominant culture, like the Romanticism or Suffragette movements. 3) The document provides learning outcomes and reference materials to further explain the differences between subcultures and countercultures.

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GE 6222 / Philippine Popular Culture

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Subculture and Counterculture

Module 4: Subculture and Counterculture

Course Learning Outcomes:

1. Define subculture.
2. Define counterculture.
3. Explain the difference of subculture and counterculture.

Counterculture

A counterculture (also written counterculture) is a subculture whose values and behavioral norms differ
materially from those of mainstream society, often as opposed to mainstream cultural mores. In a well-
defined period, a countercultural movement reflects the culture and desires of a specific population. The
countercultures can cause drastic cultural changes when opposition forces enter critical mass. Prominent
examples of Western Late Modern countercultures include Romanticism (1790–1840), Bohemianism
(1850–1910), the "Jazz Period" of the Roaring Twenties, the 1930's Non-Conformists, the Beat Generation's
more fragmentary counterculture (1944–1964), This was followed by the globalized counterculture of the
1960s (1964–74), typically identified with hippie subculture and the diversified punk subculture of the
1970s and 1980s.

What is the difference between subculture and counterculture?

Culture involves concepts, beliefs, norms, practices and obects that enable a community of individuals, or
even a whole society, to live their collective lives with minimal friction. We are immersed in a variety of
cultures, and they are integral members of subcultures and countercultures. Subcultures involve people
who may embrace much of the dominant culture but are set apart by one or more characteristics of cultural
significance. Some subculture examples are the LGBT, bodybuilders, nudists, hip hop, grunge. On the other
hand, countercultures are groups of people that differ from the dominant culture in certain respects, and
whose norms and beliefs may be incompatible with it. Some examples are: Romanticism, Suffragettes, and
Enlightenment.

Course Module
GE 6222 / Philippine Popular Culture
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Subculture and Counterculture

Reference and Supplementary Material

Online Supplementary Reading Material


1. Wikipedia; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterculture; March 30, 2020
2. My Tutor; https://www.mytutor.co.uk/answers/17999/IB/Sociology/What-is-the-
difference-between-subculture-and-counterculture/; March 30, 2020

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