Nelson Professor Overfelt Social Movement Essay March 31‚ 2013 Straight Edge: Subculture and Social Movement In the early 1980’s‚ a hardcore punk band called Minor Threat wrote a song called “Straight Edge”. In this song‚ front man Ian MacKaye versed lyrics about not needing drugs or any substance to live a positive lifestyle. The song lyrics marked a new beginning of a subculture consisting of youth in a punk/hardcore scene that decided to be different and go against the grain. Straight edge
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all‚ lets dive into what a subculture is exactly. Well‚ subcultures are norms different from the majority‚ and are managed by a social group within a wider society. Each Individual subculture has its own unique set of characteristics making it distinguishable from the other subcultures‚ but together‚ they still operate as a whole striving for the same overall goals. Now that the definition of what it is to be a subculture has been covered‚ a particularly type of subculture is going to be discussed
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www.curriculum-press.co.uk Sociology Factsheet Youth Subcultures In other cultures‚ the transition from childhood to adulthood is more clearly marked with no period of ‘youth.’ In some cultures‚ individuals may undergo a ‘rite of passage’ (a social event or ceremony) to indicate their new status. Number 32 This Factsheet will be useful for the topics of youth and crime and deviance on the Sociology specifications. This Factsheet will explore the reasons behind the development and existence
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English 121 Paper #2: Subcultures There are many kinds of subcultures in the world today. Be it a high school classroom‚ or an alley behind a bar‚ or even a neighborhood swimming pool‚ different people from different backgrounds with completely different interests‚ can claim or be claimed as part of a subculture. But what is subculture? How do they affect our lives‚ and day to day activities? The answer lies buried within the question. We are all part of subcultures‚ which are subdivisions
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Punk rock music and style has subsisted for several decades since it originated. The punk movement opposed modern culture‚ not only through its fast paced music‚ but also through its fashion. The youths who proceeded to follow punk‚ were reacting to current social situations in the 1970’s and doing so by expressing themselves through music‚ clothing‚ and violence. Punk chose to fight for such things as anti-capitalism and anti-racism. Punk stood against everything that was conventional with its Do-It-Yourself
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Why did Punk Rock begin in the 1970s? The nineteen seventies was an era of experimental and reactionary creation (Larkin‚ 1997‚ p339). The mid seventies marked the coming of a new genre of music; Punk Rock. Disco was dead and a fresh form of rebellion was born with Punk Rock exploding onto the U.S and English music scenes with attitudes and aesthetics reminiscent of American 1950s Rock and Roll (Larkin‚ 1997‚ p339). “The utopian idealism of the sixties had been drained off‚ leaving a bitter residue
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One Segment of sociology focuses on sub-cultures‚ specifically; deviant subcultures. The White Supremacist and Neo-Nazi movements in America are a prime example of a deviant subculture. White Supremacy is defined as a racist ideology which holds that the white race is superior to other races (wiki). Further‚ Neo-Nazism is used to refer to any social or political movement seeking to revive Nazism or a form of fascism‚ which postdates the Second World War. There are many groups which fall under
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The History of Punk Rock What comes to your mind when you hear the word “punk?” Do you think of a violent‚ attention-seeking young person‚ or do you think of a rebellious teenager who is trying to go against the mainstream society? “Punk is about being 16 and saying no.” According to Encarta Dictionary: English‚ punk is a youth movement of the late 1970s‚ characterized by loud aggressive rock music‚ confrontational attitudes‚ body piercing‚ and unconventional hairstyles‚ makeup‚ and clothing
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Goth subculture The goth subculture is a contemporary subculture found in many countries. It began in the United Kingdom during the early 1980s in the gothic rock scene. The goth subculture’s imagery and cultural proclivities indicate influences from nineteenth century Gothic literature along with horror movies and to a lesser extent the bondage and sado-masochism culture. The goth subculture has associated tastes in music‚ aesthetics‚ and fashion. Goths have a tendency towards a lugubrious‚ mystical
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‘The Clown Punk’ by Simon Armitage Learning Objectives: AO1: Respond to the using details from the poem to support your opinion AO2: Analyse the writers’ methods (language‚ structure and form) and the purposes of these methods Pre-reading Activity Look at the pictures below and state your initial reaction(s) to the person / people in the photo. Do not spend more than 5 seconds on each picture. 1 2 3 Reaction: Reaction: Reaction: Overall‚ what do these people have in common
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