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Youth Subcultures. Part I
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Молодёжные субкультуры
Youth Subcultures
Social class, gender and ethnicity can be important in relation to youth subcultures.
Youth subcultures can be defined as meaning systems, modes of expression or lifestyles developed
by groups in subordinate structural positions in response to dominant systems — and which reflect their attempt to solve structural contradictions rising from the wider societal context.[1] The study of subcultures often consists of the study of the symbolism attached to clothing, music, other visible affections by members of the subculture and also the ways in which these same symbols are interpreted by members of the dominant culture.
Youth subcultures are often defined or distinguishable by elements such as fashion, beliefs, slang, dialects, behaviours or interests. Vehicles—such as cars, motorcycles, scooters, skateboards, surf boards—have played central roles in certain youth subcultures. In the United Kingdom in the 1960s, mods were associated with scooters while rockers were associated with motorcycles. Many youth subcultures are associated with specific music genres, and in some cases music has been the primary characteristic of the group, such as with Punks, Ravers, Goths, Gangstas, Emo and Indie.
References
- http://dictionary.sensagent.com/youth+subculture/en-en/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_subcultures
- http://en.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/1514493
- http://wiki.pippkro.ru/index.php/Youth_Subcultures
- http://chi.freeservers.com/youthsubcultureandstyle.html
- http://www.yandex.ru
- http://www.youtube.com
A youth subculture is a youth-based subculture with distinct styles, behaviours and interests. According to subculture theorists such as Dick Hebdige, members of a subculture often signal their membership by making distinctive and symbolic "tangible" choices in, for example, clothing styles, hairstyles and footwear. However, intangible elements, such as common interests, dialects and slang, music genres and gathering places can also be an important factor. Youth subcultures offer participants an identity outside of that ascribed by social institutions such as family, work, home and school.