What is the main difference between subcultures and countercultures? Give one example of a subculture and one example of a counterculture to illustrate this difference.

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but should identify the main difference between subcultures and countercultures as level of agreement with dominant culture. Subcultures more or less accept much of dominant culture but are set apart because they are different in some culturally significant way. Countercultures are also different in a culturally significant way, but they also hold beliefs or values that may be incompatible with dominant culture and may consciously or overtly oppose dominant cultures. Examples given in the text of subcultures include the LGBT community, Hispanics, Tea Party, Hasidic Jews, hip-hop fans, youth, Muslims, Mac/Apple users, Harley riders, or people devoted to any number of hobby groups and lifestyles, such as gamers or skateboarders. Examples given in the text for countercultures includes hippies in the 1960s, antiwar activists, computer hackers, voluntary simplicity movement, antiglobalization activities.

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