Define subculture and counterculture. Provide modern examples of each
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A subculture is a category of people who share distinguishing attributes, beliefs, values, and/or norms that set them apart in some significant manner from the dominant culture. Emerging from the functionalist tradition, this concept has been applied to distinctions ranging from ethnic, religious, regional, and age-based categories to those categories presumed to be "deviant" or marginalized from the larger society. Some subcultures actively oppose the larger society. A counterculture is a group that strongly rejects dominant societal values and norms and seeks alternative lifestyles.
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a. mean. b. median. c. mode. d. meridian. e. moderate.
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A. Middle-income nations B. Low-income nations C. High-income nations D. Core nations
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Which of the following statements about the institution of the family is true?
a. The family is understood to mean the same thing across different cultures. b. The family means the same thing across time. c. The institution of the family has only positive effects. d. The institution of the family has the same function across all societies.