In the 1960s, the youth counterculture
A. attempted to differentiate itself from the stereotype of the "hippie."
B. sought to overthrow the U.S. government through an armed revolution.
C. was openly scornful of the values and conventions of American middle-class society.
D. rejected the complaints of the "beats" of the 1950s.
E. was really little more than a change in clothing styles.
Answer: C
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