Groups such as the beatniks of the 1950s, the drug enthusiasts of the 1970s, and members of religious cults reject some or many of culture's basic norms and values. These groups are called __________.

a. secondary cultures
b. countercultures
c. heterogeneous societies
d. ethnic subcultures


b. countercultures

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