noun. A culture, especially of young people, with values or lifestyles in opposition to those of the established culture.

noun. Any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture

noun. a culture with lifestyles and values opposed to those of the established culture

"An extension of this argument can probably be made to reference Goffman's Counterculture Through the Ages, especially in light of Douglas Rushkoff's argument against the term counterculture ..."