Question

The hippies of the 1960s are an example of which of the following?

A.
Cultural transfusion
B.
Overculture
C.
Counterculture
D.
Formal norm

Answer 1

The correct answer is option C "Counterculture". The hippies were an example of the anti-establishment cultural phenomenon that was the counterculture movement of the 1960s. The members of this movement were against the goverment and lived with their own rules, even some hippies formed communes to live as far outside of the established system as possible.

Answer 2

The hippies of the 1960s and also the 1970s are an example of a countercultural movement. The hippies rejected the dominant American lifestyle. They were unconventional as regards their clothes, diets and physical appearence. They were against materialism. These are some of the reasons why it can be said that the right answer to your question is C) COUNTERCULTURE