Varying from naturalists to punks to emos, the number of subcultures unexpectedly rose in American in the mid 1960’s due to the variety of social movements that took place. Although movements like the civil rights or the women’s rights greatly campaigned for human rights at that time, the counterculture movement substantially impacted the freedom for human expression. Counterculture, which is the rejection …show more content…
The hippie movement originally began in California and was mostly comprised of young, white middle-class youths between the ages of 15 to 25. Post-war baby boom generations made up for most of the population of the subculture which resulted in fresh, new beliefs in society. Counterculture, or the well-known hippie movement, was a new form of subculture that counteracted the mainstream American culture that began in 1964. They narrowed their revolutionary ideas to focus on cultural values rather than political institutions, believing in a non-materialistic world, most being vegetarian and eco-friendly. Believing in peace, love, and harmony, advocates saw themselves as part of a revolution that would bring social change to the