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    customs (Tylor‚ 1871). Similarly‚ the definition of what constitutes a subculture is contested and open to multiple interpretations. The common theme of subcultural definitions includes the notion that subcultures “construct‚ perceive and portray” themselves as isolated groups separate from the parent culture (Macdonald‚ 2001‚ 152). The relationship between culture and subculture can arguably be understood through the subcultures “subordinate‚ subaltern and subterranean” relationship principally the

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    composing a cultural minority and respect their right to live as Deaf person.”(Bonnie Tucker 1997) The subculture that I research/analyzed was the Deaf community at Santa Fe College. When asking many students on campus on whether they have knowledge about this community and its existences many people respond with “No”. With so many people responding this way‚ this was the reason why I chose this subculture to be researched and to bring awareness to its presence on campus. From a young age I have been interest

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    nameplates‚ name belts‚ and multiple rings‚ and jewelry made with heavy gold worn by rappers are popular within the Hip-Hop audience. In addition‚ break dancing‚ graffiti writing‚ sampling‚ and beatboxing are elements often found in the Hip-Hop subculture. ("Hip Hop: National Geographic World

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    Outline And Explain the view that youth subcultures are a form of resistance to capitalism (33 Marks) A youth subculture is a youth-based subculture with distinct styles‚ behaviours‚ and interests. Youth subcultures offer participants an identity outside of that ascribed by social institutions such as family‚ work‚ home and school. Capitalism is an economic and political system in which a countries trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit. I will use evidence from the CCCS

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    The Castle of Otranto‚ whose story contained almost every element of what is viewed today as a Gothic Tale. Most stories that are classified under the subgenre of gothic fiction involve many elements that create a sense of suspense or mystery‚ with features that develop a dark feeling or unsettling atmosphere and sometimes even overwrought emotion. Through the analysis of short stories written by Gothic authors such as‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ “The Yellow

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    The Yellow Wallpaper and The Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde represent the gothic genre‚ it can be viewed as too simplistic because of the complexity within the Gothic genre; both showing clear distinct differences between each other. ‘Dr.J+Mr.H’ explores the Duality of man through the beast like character of Mr. Hyde‚ with clear conventions of the Classic Gothic. TYW on the other hand representing the modern Gothic‚ replacing the supernatural with the irrational‚ which is not seen as monstrous

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    The final movement which radically challenged tradition and authority‚ among many other things‚ was the Punk movement. Emerging in the United States‚ the United Kingdom‚ and Australia in the mid-1970s‚ the Punk subculture centers on punk rock music‚ “which was a reaction to the popular music in the 1970s that had overtaken the general public” (Savage‚ 2018). Characterized by their anti-establishment views and the promotion of individual freedom‚ Punk became a symbol of teen rebellion and alienation

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    reasons why young people join youth subcultures (17 marks) Functionalists would argue that people need to be integrated into society to feel a sense of belonging. This is called social integration and without they believe that society would break down and experience ‘anomie’‚ where people lack a sense of belonging. For young people‚ the integration comes from the family during primary socialisation or the media or education in secondary education. The subcultures can share the same interests such

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    Characteristics of Gothic churches and cathedrals In Gothic architecture‚ a unique combination of existing technologies established the emergence of a new building style. Those technologies were the ogival or pointed arch‚ the ribbed vault‚ and the flying buttress. The Gothic style‚ when applied to an ecclesiastical building‚ emphasizes verticality and light. This appearance was achieved by the development of certain architectural features‚ which together provided an engineering solution. The structural

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    Royse Ap English 12-13-12 Gothic Essay Over the centuries‚ the American fascination for the grotesque and mysterious elements of Gothic literature never died off since its beginnings with Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto in 1764. The novel was a success; its creative usage of a remote and obscure setting‚ the supernatural and medieval motifs were found so attractive that its imitations began rapidly publishing across America. Very soon‚ the Gothic genre was an established classic

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