For the term in biology, please see Subculture (biology).

In sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a set of people with distinct sets of behavior and beliefs that differentiate them from a larger culture of which they are a part. The subculture may be distinctive because of the age of its members, or by their race, ethnicity, class and/or gender, and the qualities that determine a subculture as distinct may be aesthetic, religious, occupational, political, sexual or a combination of these factors.

As early as 1950 (p.361) David Riesman distinguished between a majority, "which passively accepted commercially provided styles and meanings, and a 'subculture' which actively sought a minority style...and interpreted it in accordance with subversive values" (Middleton 1990). In other words, subcultures are groups of individuals who, through a variety of methods, present themselves in opposition to the mainstream trends of their culture. If the subculture is characterized by a systematic opposition to the dominant culture, then it may be described as a counterculture.

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Please. Mock subcultures you don't know anything about because some kid forgot your name.
preposthuman (Jared) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:56:33 -0000
Please. Mock subcultures you don't know anything about because some kid forgot your name.
Having a massive conversation about group identity, identity multiplicity, subcultures and emergence /collective social behaviour. Awesome.
eston (Eston Bond) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:52:42 -0000
Having a massive conversation about group identity, identity multiplicity, subcultures and emergence /collective social behaviour. Awesome.
Japan's Bosozoku Motorcycle Gang Rev it Up: Motorcycling spawns subcultures. Britain has its mods and rocke.. http://bit.ly/3K81cr
motorcyclesuk (Motorcyclesuk) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:51:13 -0000
Japan's Bosozoku Motorcycle Gang Rev it Up: Motorcycling spawns subcultures. Britain has its mods and rocke.. http://bit.ly/3K81cr
RT @dland I just don't get these memes: why do these things catch on? In what subcultures? /Certainly explains state of the world, though.
Mel_CAS (Mellissa ) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:27:48 -0000
RT @dland I just don't get these memes: why do these things catch on? In what subcultures? /Certainly explains state of the world, though.
Subcultures are about finding that place where you fit in http://bit.ly/2tS2s1
jammiegirl (Alli Patricia) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:16:26 -0000
Subcultures are about finding that place where you fit in http://bit.ly/2tS2s1
harajuku, subcultures and style... 2500 words... lets go!...(away from twitter at least)
stephaniet82 (stephanie t) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:02:44 -0000
harajuku, subcultures and style... 2500 words... lets go!...(away from twitter at least)

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