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An underground culture is a subculture
Subculture

In sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a group of people with a culture which differentiates them from the larger culture to which they belong....
 that exists under the radar of mainstream
Mainstream

Mainstream is, generally, the common current of thought of the majority. It is a term most often applied in the The Arts . This includes:* something that is available to the general public;...
 massmedia and popular culture
Popular culture

Popular culture is the totality of Distinction memes, ideas, Perspective s and Attitude s that are deemed preferred per an informal consensus within the mainstream of a given culture....
. It can be associated to a counterculture
Counterculture

Counterculture is a Sociology term used to describe the values and norms of behavior of a cultural group, or subculture, that run counter to those of the social mainstream of the day, the cultural equivalent of political opposition....
 or an alternative culture
Alternative culture

Alternative culture is a type of culture that exists outside or on the fringes of Mainstream or popular culture, usually under the domain of one or more subcultures....
, such as the underground culture that emerged along the hippie
Hippie

The hippie subculture was originally a youth movement that began in the United States during the early 1960s and spread around the world. The word hippie derives from hipster , and was initially used to describe beatniks who had moved into San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district....
 movement in the late 1960s and 1970s. It may also refer to:






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An underground culture is a subculture
Subculture

In sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a group of people with a culture which differentiates them from the larger culture to which they belong....
 that exists under the radar of mainstream
Mainstream

Mainstream is, generally, the common current of thought of the majority. It is a term most often applied in the The Arts . This includes:* something that is available to the general public;...
 massmedia and popular culture
Popular culture

Popular culture is the totality of Distinction memes, ideas, Perspective s and Attitude s that are deemed preferred per an informal consensus within the mainstream of a given culture....
. It can be associated to a counterculture
Counterculture

Counterculture is a Sociology term used to describe the values and norms of behavior of a cultural group, or subculture, that run counter to those of the social mainstream of the day, the cultural equivalent of political opposition....
 or an alternative culture
Alternative culture

Alternative culture is a type of culture that exists outside or on the fringes of Mainstream or popular culture, usually under the domain of one or more subcultures....
, such as the underground culture that emerged along the hippie
Hippie

The hippie subculture was originally a youth movement that began in the United States during the early 1960s and spread around the world. The word hippie derives from hipster , and was initially used to describe beatniks who had moved into San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district....
 movement in the late 1960s and 1970s. It may also refer to:
  • Underground comix
    Underground comix

    Underground comics are small press or self-published comic books that began to appear in the US in the late 1960s, closely associated with the underground press and the burgeoning hippie counterculture of the time....
    , small press or self-published alternative comic books
  • Underground film
    Underground film

    An underground film is a film that is out of the mainstream either in its style, genre, or financing. The first use of the term "underground film" occurs in a 1957 essay by United States film critic Manny Farber, "Underground Films." Farber uses it to refer to the work of directors who "played an anti-art role in Hollywood." He contrasts "su...
    , cinema outside the commercial mainstream
  • Underground music
    Underground music

    Underground music refers to a variety of music subgenres that usually develop a subculture cult following despite their lack of mainstream appeal, visibility, or commercial promotion....
    , music with a following despite moderate commercial success
    • Underground hip hop
      Underground hip hop

      Underground Hip hop is an umbrella term for Hip hop music outside the general commercial canon. The term is almost exclusively associated with independent artists, signed to small independent labels or no label at all....
      , a style of hip hop music
  • Underground press
    Underground press

    The phrase underground press is most often used to refer to the independently published and distributed underground papers associated with the counterculture of the late 1960s and early 1970s....
    , the alternative print media in the late 1960s and early 1970s
  • UK underground
    UK underground

    The UK underground was a counterculture movement in the United Kingdom linked to the underground culture in the United States and associated with the hippie phenomenon....
    , a 1960s countercultural movement in the United Kingdom


See also

  • Underground economy
    Underground economy

    The underground economy or black market is a market where all commerce is conducted without regard to taxation, law or regulations of trade....
     or black market, commerce under the radar of taxes and regulations
  • Underground living
    Underground living

    Underground living refers simply to living below the ground's surface, whether in naturally occurring caves or in built structures.Besides obvious novelty, underground living offers additional benefits when compared to living in traditional buildings, such as a nearly constant comfortable temperature without the need for additional insula...
    , living below the ground's surface