A Counter-Culture Explanation of Student Activism.

Kirby, Douglas

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Publication Date: 1971

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A Counter-Culture Explanation of Student Activism

Kirby, Douglas

Social Problems, 19, 2, 203-216, F 71

Briefly discusses the limitations of a counter-culture (a semi-organized culture which examines and challenges many political and non-political features of the dominant culture) explanation of activism, and the implications of such an explanation for methodology of social movement. (RJ)

Descriptors: Activism, College Students, Social Influences, Sociology, Student Alienation, Student Attitudes, Student College Relationship, Student Subcultures

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