Subculture

especially in a prison.” When one hears the word “punk,” images of violence, the color black, and obnoxiously loud music are generated; these associations are typically viewed as being unfavorable, but they are simply characterizations of a vital subculture developed from the absence of secure institutions. Despite the negative…

Contemporary sporting subcultures are an opposition to mainstream sport and society. Modern society stresses that individuals reduce risk in the pursuit of improving their life. For example, students spend roughly 16-20 years educating themselves in order to make themselves appealing to the corporate world, which emphasizes what is referred to as a “culture of caution” (Morrissey, 2008) in our society. Sporting subcultures seek to find a release from the ‘risk society’. Individuals use the…

Question 3: Throughout this semester, this class has really pushed me outside of my comfort zone and made me aware of and question some of the gender differences that I have ignored and/or accepted throughout my life. It is clear that men, specifically wealthy, white men, still manage the world that we live in today. With the recent election, I have been thinking about how gender affects our society. The theory that has stuck out to me the most is Lorber’s A vs. not A ideology. I have…

The subculture I choose to observe were young black men within their neighborhoods, the ins and outs of what draws young black men to choose to involve themselves into the a life of crime. I had no idea where I was going to observe such a group, I feared going to certain areas in the North West side of Tulsa, where there are active gangs who live there. I knew of no one that could accompany me, however, my aunt in Texas invited me to spend the weekend with her, because she had friend who was a…

question that I wanted to answer is, Has the breaking subculture has been absorbed into mainstream culture? I thought about this question when considering if the fact that hip hop’s popularity might have affected this subset of the subculture. I also thought this question was very important for the continuation as well as the preservation of the b-boy subculture. That’s why I found fieldwork to be so imperative to my study of such a hidden subculture. I felt that I needed to know how does one…

Final Exam 1. Identify several purposes served by a youth subculture. Eights purposes provided by subcultures are common values and norms, unique lingo, distinct form of mass media, common styles and fads, a sense of belonging, unique or distinctive status criteria, social support and gratification of specific needs. 2. Discuss police discretion in handling juveniles and what variables seem to impact officers the most. Whether or not a juvenile is processed into the system is dependent on their…

Whether you know it or not, we are all a part of at least one subculture and that is what makes our society so unique. A subculture can be defined as “A set of distinctive values, norms, and practices within a larger culture” (Brym and Lie 2012: 47). I have always been part of the small Indian subculture within the larger Christian society of Canada. The Indian subculture in Canada has grown over the years and so has the pressure to continue following the values and customs that have been passed…

The punk subculture has become very popular amongst teenagers in the last few years. Teenagers are attending concerts of punk bands, dressing “punk rock”, and are making social media accounts dedicated to this subculture. They are known as punks. Punks choose to be in this subculture because they listen to this genre of music. They are often part of the rock and metal subcultures too. Punk music started in the 1970’s. Many punks argue whether it was The Ramones or The Sex Pistols who started…

Historically gangs have been a male dominate subculture with females being viewed and described only as sex objects and or having secondary roles in gangs. As it turns out the presence of females in gangs has increased considerably in recent years. Female members have evolved and are very similar to male members in various aspects including the types of illegal acts they commit and reasons for joining a gang. But for every similarity there is an underlying difference between the two genders.…

My subculture that I researched is the Skater subculture. Skating which was originally called “Sidewalk Surfing” was invented in 1958 by California surfers. With early skateboards built of wood with usually metal or clay wheels, injuries were frequent until 1972 when urethane wheels were invented by Frank Nasworthy, making skating smoother and safer than the danger and recklessness associated with skating in 1965. Also in the 1970s skating tricks such as the “Ollie” and vertical skating (skating…