Hoops is a member of a militia organization believing that individuals should be able to live without rules and regulations imposed by society. because the militia has values and practices that go against the practices of the dominant culture, hoops is a member of a(n)

A counterculture

Explanation:

A counterculture is a subculture who holds values that are against the social norms and behaviours that are against what is acceptable within society

These groups opposes what the main society considers valuable.

It can be a religious cult,commune to even political parties.

Usually people form these subcultures because they all feel the same about things that need to be fought against such as rules and regulations that they may feel are oppressive to what the consider to be freedom.

These group aims at achieving those goals that the society seems to be fighting against.