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    Subculture: Greasers

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    Greasers Subculture Values and Beliefs: History- Greasers originated in the early 1950’s increasingly popular toward the 1960’s. They originated in the young northeaster and southern united states street gangs and changed rapidly unto other type of individuals. Initially it arose from working class families that didn’t have access to the greatest educational resources. They existed before gangs were dependent on violence and drugs. The greasers of the 1950s took their name from the “Greaser Act”

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    The Trending of Self-Harm Among Adolescent Females Kellin Murphy Cavanaugh The University of Saint Joseph Problem Statement According to Morgan (1979)‚ the 1960’s and 1970’s presented an up trend in self-harm‚ mostly in adolescent females. Over the decades‚ this up trend Morgan described has maintained a steady incline. This steady incline raises the question: how are adolescent females discovering this coping mechanism? According to Adler and Adler (2011) it seems that the news of self-harm

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    Subculture Groups

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    It’s hard to choose just one subculture that I belong to. I am a working mother‚ student and a wife. But if I had to classify just one‚ I would put myself into the mother category. Being a mother is a hard job‚ and can’t be taken lightly. It’s a twenty four hour‚ seven day a week job and is something I would not change for the world. We are commonly called the heroes for being there to take care of the sick‚ sad or angry child. The taxi driver‚ because as everyone knows‚ we are always there

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    In the article “Style in revolt” from the book Subcultures: The meaning of Style by Dick Hebdige‚ British media theorist and sociologist most popular known for his work with subculture‚ writes about the style of the punk and how it came to be. Hebdige walks readers through different aspects of the punk culture going‚ from clothing styles to dance norms then moves to popular music styles and their expression in the media. Overall‚ Hebdige conveys that punk have created their own style which they are

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    The Mob subculture

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    SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To inform my audience of the subculture of the mob. THESIS STATEMENT: I stand before you today to not only explain to you how the mob profits‚ but the men that knew how to work this system to its potential‚ and the impact of the mob today. The Mob INTRODUCTION I. “God seemed to be having a hard time killing him‚ and he’d be damned if he was going to make the job easy for mere mortals.” – Mario Puzo on Don Corleone in ‘The Godfather saga’. II. I stand before you today to

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    Hippies When one mentions the word “hippie” most think about the 1960s. They think about the flowing skirts and long unkempt hair. They cannot forget the LSD and marijuana usage either. The peace loving hippies were more than just happy stoners. They were young people who were redefining their thoughts on the issues of war. This generation of liberals brought about one of the most history defining social movements. The anti-war peace movement was one of the largest movements of its time. These hippies

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    Marijuana Subculture

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    Subculture: Marijuana in the United States Fatima Alikhan ENG 122 Professor Kenneth Newton Monday May 23‚ 2010 The United States has an approved list of drugs that are considered legal and illegal that create adverse side effects and hold diverse political views. Marijuana is a substance that popular media holds in a negative undertone while other drugs such as valium and alcohol are supported‚ if not glorified. Popular media is a powerful tool that gathers a mass of people

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    filled with dance music and ecstasy. This youth movement has evolved into an electronic music subculture known as rave (Morris 1). A subculture is a separate world within the larger dominant culture that has the same values of the dominant culture but is different enough to be classified as a subculture (Henslin 46). The rave subculture can be also be classified as a counterculture‚ defined as a subculture with values and norms counter acting the values and norms of dominant society (Henslin 47).

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    outcast‚ but soon later made way for the counterculture of the Hippie Generation. The beats were all about going against social conformity and usual political views (Bennett 340)‚ which mirrored the belief system of the hippies one decade later. This is one of the many reasons why the Beat Movement was the actual beginning of the Hippie Generation and drug epidemic that occurred soon after. The Beat Movement was the main influence on the Hippie Generation and drug epidemic. The Beat Movement consisted

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    Thesis: During the 1950’s the hippie movement began‚ hippies rebelled against society‚ had their own way of living‚ and had an impact on the world. I. Introduction A. How hippies formed B. What inspired them to be this way C. Thesis II. Rebelling Against Society A. Drop out 1. From school 2. From materialistic life B. Drugs 1. LSD‚ marijuana‚ etc. 2. Sold them to stay living III. Living style A. Fashion 1. Clothes and shoes 2. Hair and

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