Monique, Alice, and Rebecca are high-priced call girls who work large conventions and have exclusive client lists. They are meticulous in the clients they choose to service and only work for exclusive, high-paying patrons
Are Monique, Alice, and Rebecca members of a subculture or a counterculture? Explain the reasons for your answer.
What will be an ideal response?
Monique, Alice, and Rebecca are members of a counterculture. Although they have an exclusive clientele and are selective in the patrons they choose, their method of earning a living violates the Judeo-Christian concept of monogamy and it threatens society's dominant values of family and marriage.
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