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    The straight edge subculture is a clean lifestyle movement born in a "just say no" era‚ which has received little attention since its origination in the 1980 ’s. Subcultures‚ like social movements‚ engage in conflict over cultural reproduction‚ social integration‚ and socialization; they are often especially concerned with the quality of life‚ self-realization‚ and identity formation (Habermas 1984-87; Buechler 1995). The basic definition was created during this time in a hardcore-punk song of the

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    Homosexuals In Prisons

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    There are many situations of being homosexual living in prisons. It is either they would respect you for being who you are or they would just simply abuse what they see‚ sexually and physically. In many cases it has been a big problem that homosexuals in prison were the closest thing to having a “woman-like” in prison‚ therefore many male prisoners would tend to rape or sexually abuse what they crave for. In some of the cases‚ the peer pressure would really get to the prisoners and are sometimes

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    oxford dictionary defines subculture as ‘a cultural group within a larger culture‚ often having beliefs or interests at variance with those of the larger culture’ (Oxford Dictionaries: 2013). In terms of subcultures‚ if you ask anyone from Stoke-On-Trent‚ most people would tell you it’s well known for it’s dominance of Chavs. However‚ that’s just in certain areas. On visiting different places around Stoke-On-Trent you can begin to see an assorted group of different subcultures local teenagers are part

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    Prison Education

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    Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2009 University of Wisconsin La-Crosse La-Crosse‚ Wisconsin April 16 - 18‚ 2009 Prison Culture‚ Education‚ and Recidivism Rates Caleb L. Fry and Lauren T. Rios Department of Anthropology Lake Tahoe Community College One College Drive South Lake Tahoe‚ California 96150 USA Faculty Advisor: Daryl G. Frazetti Abstract Given the number of inmates in the prison system and the high level of recidivism‚ it is important to seek out possible solutions to this growing problem

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    town of Portland. This subculture is the most similar to the main subculture‚ as a result of these population is most similar to the town’s people. Although‚ this is not the wealthiest subculture it is still higher than most towns people due to the fact that they can own motor crafts; this is also the subculture in which I consider myself to be a part of. We then move on to the finger docks and galley docks which hold the middle-class boats and boat owners. This subculture follows the values of the

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    Design Of Jails Essay

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    Section 1 The purpose of jails is to deter‚ punish‚ and reform inmates. Jails help in deterring those who are apt to commit more crimes than they have already committed. Those found guilty are housed in jails to serve a punishment sentence and hopefully they are acceptable to being reformed by programs and self-help groups. There are several designs of jails including the linear design which the guards can observe inmates through bars by walking up and down the corridor. This design consists

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    in is corrections. In corrections you have jails‚ state prisons and federal prisons‚ but there are different security levels within them. I will be briefly discuss the history of corrections and also give your insight to an employee who works in a prison system here in Atlanta‚ Georgia and get some personal views in his field of work. First I would like to start off by talking about jail and it is used to house criminals for short periods of time. Jails usually have people who have been convicted

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    years a variety of youth subcultures associated with music‚ dance‚ and unconventional forms of spirituality have emerged. The 1980s introduced us to a combination of fast-paced‚ repetitive electronic music with choreographed laser shows. This was the birth of the “rave culture.” Many argue the notion that “rave” is a subculture‚ as it has not established an identifiable dress code or set itself apart from the wider culture. Some of those that acknowledge ‘rave’ as a subculture say it is nothing more

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    Raver Subculture in Young America Over the past few years‚ an interesting focus has developed among our youth subculture in American society today. I have been interested in how the raver subculture has come into existence‚ and how they are able to maintain their unanimity and cohesiveness. This subculture mainly consists of people who go to "raves‚" also known as‚ underground dance parties where people go to hear "techno" (electronically produced) music and have intense experiences‚ which

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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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