A Youth subculture is youth-based subculture with distinct styles, behaviors and interests. According to subculture theorists such as Dick Hebdige, members of a subculture often signal their membership by making distinctive and symbolic tangible choices in, for example, clothing styles, hairstyles and footwear. However, intangible elements, such as common interests, dialects and slang, music genres and gathering places can also be an important factor. Youth subcultures offer participants an identity outside of that ascribed by social institutions such as family, work, home and school. Shortcut: WP:-( Vandalism is indisputable bad-faith addition, deletion, or change to content, made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia. ... Shortcut: WP:-( Vandalism is indisputable bad-faith addition, deletion, or change to content, made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia. ... For other uses, see Youth (disambiguation) Youth is defined by Websters New World Dictionary as, The time of life when one is young; especially: a: the period between childhood and maturity b: the early period of existence, growth, or development. ... In sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a set of people with a set of behaviors and beliefs, culture, which could be distinct or hidden, that differentiate them from the larger culture to which they belong. ... A media theorist, most commonly associated with the study of universal subcultures, and the presentation of rebellion against the mainstreams of society. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Street haircut in Harbin, China. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος, dialektos) is a variety of a language characteristic of a particular group of the languages speakers. ... Slang is the use of highly informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speakers dialect or language. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A social institution is any institution in a socity that works to socialize the groups or people in it. ... A family in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 1997 A family consists of a domestic group of people (or a number of domestic groups), typically affiliated by birth or marriage, or by analogous or comparable relationships — including domestic partnership, cohabitation, adoption, surname and (in some cases) ownership (as occurred in the... For the album by the Kaiser Chiefs see Employment (album) Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... Look up home in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Students in Rome, Italy. ...

Social class, gender and ethnicity can be important in relation to youth subcultures. Youth subcultures can be defined as meaning systems, modes of expression or lifestyles developed by groups in subordinate structural positions in response to dominant systems — and which reflect their attempt to solve structural contradictions rising from the wider societal context.^[1] The study of subcultures often consists of the study of the symbolism attached to clothing, music, other visible affections by members of the subculture and also the ways in which these same symbols are interpreted by members of the dominant culture. Social class refers to the hierarchical distinctions between individuals or groups in societies or cultures. ... Gender in common usage refers to the sexual distinction between male and female. ... This article or section should be merged with ethnic group Ethnicity is the cultural characteristics that connect a particular group or groups of people to each other. ... A hierarchy (in Greek hieros = sacred, arkho = rule) is a system of ranking and organizing things. ...

The term scene can refer to an exclusive subculture or faction. Scenes are distinguished from the broad culture through either fashion; identification with specific (sometimes obscure or experimental) musical genres or political perspectives; and a strong in-group or tribal mentality.^[2] The term can also be used to depict specific subsets of a subculture, habitually geographical, such as the American drum and bass scene or the London Goth scene. A quantity of scenes tend to be volatile, imprudent to trends and changes, with some participants acting elitist towards those considered to be less fashionable, or oppositional to the general culture although others do endow with mutual support in marginalized groups. In-group behavior can sometimes elicit external opposition. Subcultures that show a systematic hostility to the dominant culture are sometimes described as countercultures. Fashion illustration by George Barbier of a gown by Jeanne Paquin, 1912, from La Gazette du bon ton, the most influential fashion magazine of its era. ... Musical genres are categories which contain music which share a certain style or which have certain elements in common. ... http://www. ... Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated to d&b, DnB, dnb,deenbee, drum n bass and drum & bass) is a type of electronic dance music also known as jungle. ... Elitism is the belief or attitude that the people who are considered to be the elite — a selected group of persons with outstanding personal abilities, wealth, specialised training or experience, or other distinctive attributes — are the people whose views on a matter are to be taken the most seriously, or... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ...

Features of youth subcultures

Youth subcultures are often defined or distinguishable by elements such as fashion, clothing, hairstyles. Vehicles — such as cars, motorcycles, motor scooters, skateboards, surf boards — have played central roles in certain youth subcultures. For example, in the United Kingdom in the 1960s, mods were associated with scooters, while rockers were associated with motorcyles. Many youth subcultures are associated with specific music genres, and in some cases music has been the primary characteristic of the group, such as with punk rockers, ravers, metalheads, hip hoppers, goths, and emo kids. Fashion illustration by George Barbier of a gown by Jeanne Paquin, 1912, from La Gazette du bon ton, the most influential fashion magazine of its era. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Street haircut in Harbin, China For humans, haircut, hairstyle, or hairdo normally describe cutting or styling head hair. ... Vehicles are non-living means of transport. ... Over the course of the 20th century, the automobile rapidly developed from an expensive technological wonder into the de facto standard for passanger transport. ... A motorcycle (or motorbike) is a two-wheeled vehicle powered by an engine. ... A modern scooter A scooter is a two-wheeled motor vehicle with a step-through frame. ... A skateboarder performing a frontside lipslide Skateboarding is the act of rolling on or performing tricks with a skateboard. ... Hein Cooper at Banzai Pipeline, December 1981 Surfing is a surface water sport. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The definitive Wild One. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This article is about a form of party. ... Metalhead is a popular term for a devoted fan of heavy metal music and is often used interchangeably with the term headbanger; since the early 1990s, however, the use of the latter term has declined in favor of the more fashionable metalhead tag. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Clan of Xymox - Goth band circa 2004 The image above is believed to be a replaceable non-free image. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

High school subcultures

A high school subculture is a group of students in a secondary education setting that shares a distinct set of behaviors, beliefs or interests that differentiates itself from the dominant culture. These groups, sometimes called cliques, often identify with a larger subculture in the out-of-school world. Stereotypical behaviors in high school subcultures have included: associating socially with other members of the same group; eating meals together; wearing similar clothing styles (where uniforms do not exist); using distinct dialects and slang; and participating together in a specific extracurricular activity. In sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a set of people with a set of behaviors and beliefs, culture, which could be distinct or hidden, that differentiate them from the larger culture to which they belong. ... The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, meaning to direct ones zeal at; hence a student is one who directs zeal at a subject. ... Secondary education - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Culture (Culture from the Latin cultura stemming from colere, meaning to cultivate,) generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. ... A clique (pronounced AmE , BrE ) is an informal and restricted social group formed by people who share common interests. ... A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος, dialektos) is a variety of a language characteristic of a particular group of the languages speakers. ... Slang is the use of highly informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speakers dialect or language. ...

Theories of youth subculture

Early studies in youth culture were mainly produced by functionalist sociologists, and focus on youth as a single form of culture. In explaining the development of the culture, they utilized the concept of anomie. Talcott Parsons argued that as we move from the family and corresponding values to another sphere with differing values, (e.g. the workplace) we would experience an "anomic situation."^{[citation needed]} The generalizations involved in this theory ignore the existence of subcultures. Marxist theories account for some diversity, because they focus on classes and class-fractions rather than youth as a whole. Stuart Hall and Tony Jefferson (1993) describe youth subcultures as symbolic or ritualistic attempts to resist the power of bourgeois hegemony by consciously adopting behavior that appears threatening to the establishment.^[3] In the social sciences, specifically sociology and sociocultural anthropology, functionalism (also called functional analysis) is a sociological paradigm that originally attempted to explain social institutions as collective means to fill individual biological needs. ... Anomie, in contemporary English, means a condition or malaise in individuals, characterized by an absence or diminution of standards or values. ... Talcott Parsons Talcott Parsons (December 13, 1902–May 8, 1979) was for many years the best-known sociologist in the United States, and indeed one of the best-known in the world. ... Marxist theory is an academic specialization in Western academias. ...

Interactionist theorist Stan Cohen argues youth subcultures are not coherent social groupings that arise spontaneously as a reaction to social forces, but that mass media labeling results in the creation of youth subcultures by imposing an ideological framework in which people can locate their behavior.^[4] Post-structuralist theories of subculture utilize many of the ideas from these other theories, including hegemony and the role of the media. Dick Hebdige describes subcultures as a reaction of subordinated groups that challenge the hegemony of the dominant culture.^[5] This theory accounts for factors such as gender, ethnicity and age. Youth can be seen as a subordinate group in relation to the dominant, adult society. Symbolic interactionism is a sociological perspective which examines how individuals and groups interact, focusing on the creation of personal identity through interaction with others. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ...

There is a now a growing body of work on post-subcultural youth cultures eg Andy Bennett, Rupa Huq

See also

• Subculture
• Adolescence
• Counterculture
• Hipster
• Internet Generation
• List of subcultures
• List of youth subcultures

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Notes

1. ^ Brake, Michael (1985) Comparative Youth Culture: The sociology of youth culture and youth subcultures in America, Britain and Canada, Routledge, New York
2. ^ Straw, Will (1991). "Systems of Articulation, Logics of Change: Communities and Scenes in Popular Music", Cultural Studies, 5, 3, pp.273, 368-88
3. ^ Hall, Stuart & Jefferson, Tony (1993) Resistance Through Rituals: Youth Subcultures in Post-war Britain, Routledge, London
4. ^ Cohen, Stan (1964) Folk Devils and Moral Panics, Paladin, London
5. ^ Hebdige, D. (1979) Subculture in the meaning of style, Menthuen & Co, London