Am I apart of counterculture or am I predominantly a part of mainstream culture. The entire time in class today while discussing these two concepts, It was as if I could not comprehend the differences between the two. Reason being is that to me, mainstream culture and counterculture seems to be the same; its as if there is a fine line between the two. What I mean by this is if you look at a lot trends and lifestyle today, they are counterculture, but at the same time they are in fact mainstream culture also because that is what a lot of people is gravitating to, and in turn making it okay. I remember In Jamaica at one point where wearing cut-off foot jeans (both men and women) was looked down on, however, soon after, they flooded the market because everyone started to wear them. It seemed as if it all happen over night. It became so popular that even organized events were named after cut-off foot jeans, and today it is still a big thing.
Mainstream culture is defined as "culture perceived to be the norm or traditional of society, and counterculture is the unconventional lifestyles of living mostly by like minded people who resist these norms by mainstream culture. These norms of society to me are not the norms anymore, but rather dominant ideas and trends that are being endorsed and followed.
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