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Sociologists’ continue to study subcultures in order to uncover why subcultures form, why subculturists choose to engage in deviant group behavior, and what subcultural activity can tell us about society as a whole.
20 lut 2021 · A subculture is just what it sounds like—a smaller cultural group within a larger culture; people of a subculture are part of the larger culture but also share a specific identity within a smaller group.
A subculture in general terms is a group with certain cultural features that enable it to be distinguished from other groups and the wider society from which it has emerged. But before it is possible to attempt a more precise clarification of the concept of subculture, it is necessary to examine the wider and related term ‘‘culture.’’.
Unlike communities, subcultures are characterized by their transience, their informality, and the absence of the sort of kinship ties that typify communities. They are commonly perceived to embody an oppositional stance to the normative ideals of mainstream adult society (Thornton, 1997).
Sociologists recognize high culture and popular culture within societies. Societies are also comprised of many subcultures—smaller groups that share an identity. Countercultures reject mainstream values and create their own cultural rules and norms.
14 kwi 2021 · This chapter provides an overview of subculture as an empirical topic and unique concept in symbolic interactionist sociology. This includes a description of the social and historical origins of subcultural studies in postwar United States and United Kingdom, a summary of the theoretical traditions of the Chicago and Birmingham Schools, and a ...
20 lut 2021 · In sociology, anthropology, and cultural studies, a subculture is a group of people with a culture that differentiates themselves from the larger culture to which they belong. A culture often contains numerous subcultures, which incorporate large parts of the broader cultures of which they are part; in specifics they may differ radically.
