Introduction In today’s culture, people are more likely to see other people belonging to a subculture. A subculture is defined as a group that has beliefs and behaviors that are different from the main group within a culture or society (pg. 50). My subculture being a gamer. A gamer being a person that plays game(s), from pc, to console, to portable gaming. But how can gaming be a subculture? What other things, other then playing videogames, need to do to become part of this diverse subculture.
Culture
Now, what make this culture a subculture? Lets first start with the values of the group. These values will differ from person to person. This is because video games are different. They all play different. A person that play FPS(First person …show more content…
One a power source, no gamer can play video games with out having power. A gaming device is also good if players want to play anything. Most of devices come with the necessary tools to start playing. Headset for communication, this is optional as there is no need to have one right away. Having one is very important to be able to talk to other player where communication is necessary. This is where the social part comes from. Communicating with other player with improve the experience of the game being played.
Resocialization
However, how does a go to the process called resocializaiton? Well resocialization means when a person joins a new group. Then starts the process of learning the new norms, values, and behaviors of the new social group (pg. 74). For this process to start, person has to have someone that is already part of this culture and either introduce them or they teach them about it. Now if a person just introduce you to the gaming world the rest of the learning is up the person. For example, I learned on my own after being introduce in to it. From that point I had many, many years of learning. First it started by understanding the mechanics of the video games. Not every game plays the same. For example. the trigger for one game to reload a weapon, could also be use to jump for and other game. Or where the game is all about destroying as much as possible to building from the ground
Culture
Now, what make this culture a subculture? Lets first start with the values of the group. These values will differ from person to person. This is because video games are different. They all play different. A person that play FPS(First person …show more content…
One a power source, no gamer can play video games with out having power. A gaming device is also good if players want to play anything. Most of devices come with the necessary tools to start playing. Headset for communication, this is optional as there is no need to have one right away. Having one is very important to be able to talk to other player where communication is necessary. This is where the social part comes from. Communicating with other player with improve the experience of the game being played.
Resocialization
However, how does a go to the process called resocializaiton? Well resocialization means when a person joins a new group. Then starts the process of learning the new norms, values, and behaviors of the new social group (pg. 74). For this process to start, person has to have someone that is already part of this culture and either introduce them or they teach them about it. Now if a person just introduce you to the gaming world the rest of the learning is up the person. For example, I learned on my own after being introduce in to it. From that point I had many, many years of learning. First it started by understanding the mechanics of the video games. Not every game plays the same. For example. the trigger for one game to reload a weapon, could also be use to jump for and other game. Or where the game is all about destroying as much as possible to building from the ground