The “popular” clique at SHS was always creating new trends for the other kids to follow but setting the bar high enough so they couldn’t reach. They didn’t follow the norms, but rather, created them. They were distinctly different, yet revered and admired; they were their own subculture (SOC 1001, lecture 2). A subculture, as defined by the textbook, is a concept that is fluid. However, the blanket definition includes: “the distinct cultural values and behavioral patterns of a particular group in society,” (Conley 85). This subculture, like all subcultures, was separate from the parent society (Soc 1001, lecture 2): the South High School student body. Perhaps their most distinctive quality was their style--an inner-city parody of 1990’s
