their ideas and feelings, often times forming a subculture. The Frankfurt and Birmingham schools of thought analyze popular culture in an attempt to examine the formation and the purpose of subcultures in society. Through personal observation and interviews I was able to analyze the Gothic subculture. In my research I focus on the styles, the beliefs, and rules of the Gothic subculture while applying the Frankfurt school and Hebdige’s theories on subculture to determine whether they pose a…
The 1950s was a frantic decade during American history, WW2 just finished, the baby boomer generation just commenced, paranoia of the Communist conquer was rampant and racism was at its high especially in the southern parts of the US. Popular Culture or otherwise known as Pop Culture started during the 1950s in America. It brought to light other perspective and views of society that were considered radical and degenerate. Popular Culture had many branches such as fashion, music and film where…
to indicate the existence of girl-oriented subculture. In this new field, China can be a special example in many ways, and this makes Chinese girl-oriented subculture an interesting topic. First, a large part of girl-oriented subculture I discuss here is inherited from Japan, including the terms such as “danmei” and “fujoshi”. The different is, Japanese girl subculture started before the Internet age, while the growing up of Chinese girl-oriented subculture cannot separated from the thriving of…
diverse as America, there are many definitive groups which may be deemed subcultures, but perhaps the most interesting groups are those who find themselves at the fringes of what may be defined as a subculture. So, what exactly outlines the requirements that makes a group of people to be called a subculture? There are a few main prerequisites that must be met for a group of people to be classified as a subculture. First, subcultures are unified around a specific social identity or a few similar…
The culture is a set of beliefs, values and rules that is presented by members of the community, and it's the tradition that characterizes all societies from each other. Culture is that reflect properties of the Civilization and intellectual that are characterized by a society. In many societies there are a culture encounter which is focuses on the study of cultural identities and symbolic representational and interpretational forms through an international, cross-cultural and global perspective…
Japanese Kawaii: A Bibliographic Essay The focus of this bibliographic essay is the Japanese idea of kawaii. The term kawaii is generally translated as “cute” in English, but it’s actual meaning in Japan is far wider and more complex. In addition to exploring the extent of the kawaii phenomenon, my research revealed multiple questions or ideas for me to potentially address in my paper. These include the topic of kawaii on Japanese youth, specifically the effect on the identity and self-image of…
Subcultures can form and create their own individual influences, but movement between social classes can still be hampered by circumstances. When a subculture is one-way, that small society based on what they represent can either raise or lower the social class ranking of an individual, as some colleges either still have or did have a section that asked if “you faced any hardships in your life” (Cotter, 2013; Mini Lover, 2007) and if you were lucky enough to be born into a low social ranking,…
The street heroin subculture and the blunts subculture have many aspects in common. They both apply the use of argot, a specialized language that is not used by the larger population. The blunts subculture and the street heroin subculture also have a normative code of behavior and use boundary-maintenance mechanisms. Although these characteristics do exist, they are implemented for slightly different reasons. The street heroin subculture faces extreme scrutiny from society, and heroin users…
James M. Henslin describes a subculture as "a world within the larger world of the dominant culture." Subcultures can form around any interest or activity, and they have their own values and norms that its members share, which gives them a common identity. They often use special terms to communicate. Although most subcultures are compatible with the values and norms of the mainstream culture, some are not. These are considered to be countercultures, which are subcultures whose values or…
This experiment’s main purpose was to show how people are perceived and treated based on how they are classified. For this experiment, a student goes to the mall two separate times, once dressed in a professional appearance and then dressed down in a bummy fashion. At the mall, the student has to visit a minimum of eight stores; 3 high end, 3 low end, and 2 neutral. Although they are not obligated to purchase anything, it is necessary that they interact with the sales employees. The student then…