SUBCULTURE

REMEMBERING HISTORY
The origin of subcultures began in the 50s
of the XX century in Britain and the USA.

They quickly spread in Western Europe and

gradually began to penetrate into Russia.

During the first years of the XXI century

elements of the subculture have taken on a
wide scope.
WHAT IS "CULTURE" AND "SUBCULTURE"?

Culture - beliefs, values that are common to

a certain group of people.

Subculture is a culture formed under the

influence of various factors (age, ethnic origin,
religion, social group, place of residence),
which has a common style of life, behavior,
group norms, values and stereotypes.
The common elements of a subculture include:
1) relatively unique values and norms,
2) separate channels of communication,
3) a special slang not shared with society,
4) a sense of primary group belonging seen in the use of
'us' and 'them',
5) unique styles and fads,
6) a hierarchy of social patterns that clarify the criteria for
prestige and leadership,
7) receptivity to the charisma of leaders and
gratification of special unmet needs.
A subculture is a group of people
with the same interests, the same
style and they like the same
music.
 How do teens express their individuality?
Young people have a particular relationship with the world. A
particular cultural grouping is a way for young people to express
their individuality.

ROCKERS EMOS RAPPERS

HACKERS SUBCULTURES BIKERS

SKINHEADS
PUNKS RASTAFAIRIANS

RAVERS GOTHS HIPPIES

Rocker
A young person
who wears leather
jacket, army boots
and a cowboy hat
just to show off. He
is associated with
something
rebellious.
Emo
Emo occurs from the English
word "emotion" and it is
translated as emotional. It is the
term designating a kind of
hardcore - music. It is
characterized by strong
emotions of the vocalist and
chaotic music during execution.
Distinctive features emo -
quickly varying whisper, cry
squeal, shout and groans. Songs
contain personal character of the
author, its experience and
feeling, and in some cases about
a policy.
 RAPPERS
All persons who listen
to rap (or read it).
They often wear caps,
T-shirts and baggy trousers
 Hacker
They are the ‘wizards’ of
the computer
community; people with
a deep understanding of
how their computers
work, and can do things
with them that seem
‘medical’. They do not
protest against their
parents.
Bikers
Biker movement arose
in the 1950th years in
the USA, got into
Europe and Russia in
the 1970th, any time
was a part of
subculture when bikers
were divided into
slightly aggressive and
conflicting groups.
 Punk
A young person who
dresses in a shocking
way to express his or
her identity. He or
she has brightly
coloured hair and
wears metal chains.
The person is thought
to rebel against the
society. The music is
aggressive. They
reject everything.
 SKINHEADS
The majority of them
are
patriotic reggae and
football fans, and very
interested in politics.
RavEr
There are the folks who
use computer – made,
synthesized music, and
drugs to create massive
all-night dance parties
in empty warehouses.
They like to be in a
collective. They want to
try out all sort of
options and are thought
to be violent.
 Goth
The members of this
subculture wear the
blackest black, with a lot of
silver jewellery and have
very black hair and look as
this and pale as possible.
The members gather
together to read Bram
Stoker and talk about being
vampires, and about the
end of the world.
 Hippies
Hippies sought to free themselves from societal
restrictions, choose their own way, and find new
meaning in life. One expression of hippie
independence from societal norms was found in
their standard of dress and grooming, which made
hippies instantly recognizable to one another, and
served as a visual symbol of their respect for
individual rights.
RASTAFAIRIANS
Wear comuflage jacket,
large hats, uncut hair in
dread-lock, music as
reggae, hip-hop.
They idealized Africa,
were based on nostalgia
for a lost word,were
Afro-Caribbean
immigrants in Britain.
Opinion about youth culture belong to an elderly person.

* More violence, more

vandalism exists than it did ten *Subcultures
years ago. Many people say are not that
that their lives have been made bad as they
miserable by young people out are thought
on the street late at night. to be. Teens
Young people are more violent want to
than ever. All those groups or show off.
subcultures are awful, because
all of their members are violent.

* Violence is the symptom of

problems in the society. Some social
and economic problems may give
rise to youth violence. Teenagers
don’t live in a desert. Home, school,
and neighbourhoods are part of the
individual environment.