Question

Read the following list, and select the aspects of the counterculture that were on display at Woodstock. Check all of the boxes that apply. communal living free expression antiwar messages support for mainstream values

Answer 1

The correct answers are the following

• Communal living
• Free expression
• Antiwar messages

A counterculture is a subculture which typically rejects and contradicts the values which shape the mainstream society. This kind of movements usually reflect the aspirations of speficic generation and human group during a certain era.

The counterculture that proliferated during the 1960s in the US, was usually associated with the hippy subculture and it rejected the traditional way of life, the so-called 'American Dream' and the establishment. One of its greatest manifestations, in terms of participation, was the Woodstock festival, where the main values of the movement could be felt: claims for the end of the participation of the US in the Vietnam war, support for the freedom of expression and for the end of the so-called 'American dream' and the perfect family life as new generations sought for alternative lifestyle (such as communal living).

Answer 2

Woodstock festival had many counterculture aspects, they enhanced values and principles related to Love, Peace and Freedom, among the aspects of counterculture that were on display at the Woodstock were communal living, free expression and anti-war messages.