The difference between subcultures and countercultures is that

A. countercultures reject and defy the dominant culture, while subcultures exist within and share some elements with the dominant culture.
B. subcultures are created as a reaction to the dominant culture, and countercultures are simply a modification of some of the dominant culture’s norms.
C. countercultures retreat from the dominant culture, and subcultures remain within the dominant culture to actively oppose it.
D. as they become better established, subcultures always lead to the development of countercultures.


Answer: A

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