INTRODUCTION Countercultures are groups of people who attempt to challenge the prevailing cultural norms, assumptions, trends, or ideologies of a society. Sociologists look at countercultures as cultures that challenge the values of the dominant social, ethnic, or political group. The dominant group attempts to impose its own culture upon the rest of society. Counterculture then

Colonialism is a social and political system of domination, whereby one political entity (usually called an empire) dominates another one (usually called a colony). This is separate, though somewhat overlapping with imperialism, which is a less complete form of domination. Examples of colonialism include: Examples of colonialism 1. Spanish and Portuguese conquest of Latin America The

Fascism is a political ideology which is based on far-right nationalism, with an authoritarian power structure and low tolerance for dissent or disagreement. It stands in contrast to democratic values, which support equality and freedom for all. Instead, fascists believe that some people are naturally better than others and should therefore rule over them. Examples