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The Counterculture

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Beat
a person who rejects or avoids conventional behavior, dress, etc
Hippie
person, especially of the late 1960s, who rejected established institutions and values and sought spontaneity
Punk
late 1970s and '80s movement characterized by aggressively unconventional clothing, hairstyles, makeup and the defiance of social norms
counter culture
culture and lifestyle of those people who reject or oppose the dominant values and behavior of society
sexual revolution
social movement that challenged traditional codes of behavior related to sexuality and interpersonal relationships
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zeitgeist
spirit of the time; general trend of thought or feeling characteristic of a particular period of time
romanticism
movement in literature and art that triumphed free expression of imagination and emotion
bohemianism
person who lives and acts free of regard for conventional rules and practices; a counter-cultural idea of 19th-century Europe
dandy
man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; a fop
protest
expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent
social norm
explicit or implicit rules specifying what behaviors are acceptable within a society
unrest
disturbance or turmoil; agitation, troubled, or uneasy state
alternative
employing or following nontraditional or unconventional ideas
the man
person or group asserting authority or power over another in a manner experienced as being oppressive

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