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    of the reasons why subcultures exist in school The definition of a subculture is a small culture within a large one and no matter where you look you will always find them within schools. Be it the "cool" kids or the "nerds" they always have and always will exist. But why do they do exists? Paul Willis (1997) a cultural theorist said that sub cultures exist within school due to opportunity. Those that have plenty of opportunity and are more focused on tend to create a subculture as well as those

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    consensus. Furthermore‚ whereas language has traditionally been the privileged symbol of one kind of social identity—ethnicity—the ‘PC’ phenomenon makes it symbolic of a bewildering range of affiliations: gender‚ race‚ sexual preference‚ region‚ subculture‚ generation‚ (dis)ability‚ appearance‚ and so on. This is exactly what the opponents of political correctness tend to oversee. Politically correct language doesn’t try to find a common language with which to bridge the differences between people

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    Sociology A scientific study of societies and human behavior Sociology’s basic assumption: “Human action is largely determined by the groups which people belong to (social relationships) and by the societies they live in (social arrangements).” Four Orientations of Sociology 1. Multi-causality 2. Interactive processes of causal factors 3. Sociological imagination 4. Value-free 4 Types of Questions Sociologists Ask 1. Factual Questions 2. Comparative Questions 3. Historical Questions

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    The Goth subculture started during the early 1980s in the United Kingdom as a gothic rock scene. This Goth fashion could be termed as an offshoot genre of the post-punk subculture. Even though several such subcultures surfaced during that period‚ the Goth subculture had been the longest surviving among them and had managed to even diversify and spread to other countries. The Goth scene‚ with its cultural proclivities and imagery‚ had been influenced to a large extent by the Gothic literature of

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    NFlow The Disconnect in the Connected Era David Goldberg‚ in his article “If Technology is Making Us Stupid‚ It’s Not Technology’s Fault” posits that the blame in the deterioration of human intelligence lies not with computers‚ but with the fashion of their use: “… it is not the technology‚ but the social conditions of their use that are the most compelling concerns here” (91). We as a society have been thrust into an age wherein there is a gadget for everyone and everything.  The responsibility

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    society. Youth subculture groups are often distinguished through distinctive forms of dress style and shared musical tastes‚ and are typically found in westernized‚ consumer-based cultures although more recent research has identified examples of youth cultures in developing countries. Many youth subculture groups are also identifiable by a shared name‚ recognized both by members of a given group and those outside the group. A distinctive youth subculture or (spectacular) is a subculture that has its

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    Throughout the world there seems to be an uprising of many subcultures‚ groups‚ and social classes that give diversity to the world to many communities of The United States of America and also many other countries as well. Diversity within countries is a positive factor‚ because of the different viewpoints and contributions they bring into society and the community as a whole. It is fairly easy to conclude on who falls into what subculture and how they are known as a person. Categorizing themselves

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    Knowing a pattern helps one to predict‚ and hopefully help educate others on future crimes. The research of crime is so extensive that researchers have created not only theories but also various subculture theories of crime. Subculture theory of crime is a set of theories arguing that certain groups or subcultures in society have values and attitudes that are conducive to crime and violence. Subcultural theories of Cloward and Ohlin‚ Wolfgang and Feracuti‚ Elijah Anderson‚ and Walter Miller offer a great

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    Factors to Negative Youth Subculture and Preventing It 26 November 2012 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Youth Needs Met In Subculture 3 Supporting Youth Before Negative Subculture Does 7 Conclusion 9 Introduction Youth subculture is a subculture by youths with distinct styles‚ behaviors and interests. It offers a particular culture to the youth who are looking for someone or some group that they can identify with. The characteristics of the youth subculture differs‚ it can be expressed

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