Pre-reading activities: Read, think and discuss The Sixties youth counterculture The word"counterculture was coined in the 1960s for the attitude and life style of many young people who rejected conventional social values and demanded more personal freedom. The counterculture first arose in the u.S. during the 1960s and soon spread to Britain, France and other western countries. These young people were opposed to the vietnam War and dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs in their society >>morePre-reading activities: Read, think and discuss The Sixties’ “youth counterculture” The word “counterculture” was coined in the 1960’s for the attitude and life style of many young people who rejected conventional social values and demanded more personal freedom. The counterculture first arose in the U.S. during the 1960’s and soon spread to Britain, France and other western countries. These young people were opposed to the Vietnam War and dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs in their society. >>>more