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    Emo Subculture

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    The Emo subculture consists of two distinct groups. The Emo Subculture The term "Emo" that is now applied to individuals originated as short hand for "Emotional music" Traditional Emo Sub-Culture This "emotional music" draws from a broad range of contemporary genres linked with the common consistent themes of emotionally vivid views often associated with adolescence. For many youths of the mid-80s this music functioned as a safe-haven for emotional expression. Over time a subculture was formed around

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    The 1920s was the peak of a women’s revolt for independence and ability to represent themselves individually while taking control of their own lives. The traditions of victorian gibson girls were worthless as the newborn flappers took control with their rebellious fashion sense and thoughts of equality. “Flappers drank‚ smoked‚ drove cars‚ cut their hair short while fraternizing with men and took full advantage of the advances in cosmetics technology at the time.” The roaring twenties fashion icons

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    After the Great War ended‚ the 1920s became a roar of changes. Everything from mass consumption to flappers to immigration. The Ku Klux Klan‚ or KKK‚ reached its height in the 1920s‚ with a strong 5 million members. These members believed in a white Anglo-Saxon protestant community‚ a form of “pure americanism” (Kennedy 730). On the other side of things‚ the Harlem Renaissance was outpouring African-American art and culture‚ forming a sense of pride among the African-American community (Kennedy 750)

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    The Sensitive Subculture A skinny white boy dressed with long black hair‚ a tight-fitting vintage t-shirt‚ a pair of torn black skinny jeans and checkerboard converse sneakers walks on stage‚ strums his skull-covered guitar and sings. Emo is a subculture that heavily relies on emotion‚ mostly sadness and depression‚ and takes the emotions to an extreme; emo is short for emotional hardcore. The people in the emo subculture focus on emotion because they do not want to conform to the laid-back popular

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    Inmate Subculture

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    all depends how quickly an inmate adapts. Webster‚ (2017) defines adapt as to adjust to environmental conditions. Once an inmate adapts to the cell‚ food‚ showers‚ the yard‚ visitation‚ even loneliness‚ the inmate becomes part of the subculture. The inmate subculture is comprised of beliefs‚ values‚ habits‚ customs and they even dabble in forms of witchcraft. Many believing that inmates that die behind bars‚ spirits walk the corridors.

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    Modern Era: 1920-1940 During the 1920s‚ clothing styles officially entered the modern era of fashion design. During this decade‚ women began to liberate themselves from constricting clothes for the first time and openly embrace more comfortable styles like pants and short skirts. While popular fashions remained relatively conservative prior to 1925‚ short skirts‚ low waistlines‚ and revolutionary styles of the flapper era characterized the latter half of the decade (Hall 1992). Dresses were made

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    In the 1920s and the early 1930s‚ feminity was produced in a racial masquerade‚ so it could be worn or it could be taken off according to “Racial Masquerade” by Alys Eve Weinbaum. Weinbaum states that there are three main parts to this racial masquerade: transforming the visual surface of the body‚ consuming commodities produced in the mass market‚ and creating race as a performance. The cosmetic industry was one driver of this ideology of racial masquerade. For example‚ many advertisements promised

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    discussed how police would do in danger situations and how they feel when they shoot‚ and subculture in their workplace. The questions for this assignment—“How does the police officers’ workplace subculture help the police? What factors help create the officers’ workplace subculture?” The answer for the first question—How does the police officers’ workplace subculture help the police?: “The police subculture contains interpretive schemes for addressing the practical problems of when to shoot first

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    Prohibition The prohibition was the 18th amendment put into effect back in 1920 where it had made any manufacturing‚ sales‚ or distributing any type of intoxicating liquor illegal. Many different groups that were against alcohol believed it to be America’s national curse. They believed by taking alcohol away it would lower crime rates and have consumers spend more at other stores. By doing all this it would make America look like a more friendly classy country. After the ban of alcohol the economy

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    Many people were getting access to electricity‚ allowing them to be able to use and enjoy the new technologies of the 1920s. The major advances in technology that occurred in the 1920s in America were responsible for significant changes in the lifestyle of the typical citizen. More than half of American households had electricity and were buying new technology. Electricity was available to many people‚ which meant that they could buy technology‚ like appliances and radios‚ which made chores easier

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