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    Culture’ it quickly became apparent that she was expressing the view that although there is a rather prominent disdain towards the media from grass-roots cultures and subcultures‚ it is in fact the media that helps develop these subcultures and is very effective in their growth. This is contrary to youth discourses‚ which believe that subcultures “begin as a seed and grow by the force of their own energy” as Thornton puts it. Instead‚ the media is integral to the processes by which‚ in Bordieu’s terms‚ “we

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    the early days of photography‚ Annie learned that photography is very important. Annie always concentrated on the U.S. way of life‚ “photographing icons of various youth cultures & countercultures”. She constantly traveled from city to city to pursue political figures‚ pop-music stars‚ and counterculture personalities whose lives affect others. “To get the best picture”‚ Annie says‚ “You have to be in the happening.” To get a remarkable‚ one of a kind picture‚ you have to get to the heart

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    known as bowling leagues .These leagues have in turn resulted in formation of bowling subcultures which incite great friendship‚ act as a break from the adamant operation of the society‚ have become the key player of a cultural conversation about civic values and are also a platform where individuals can easily fit in these subcultures may however a be a media for committing crime. The bowling league subculture acts as a platform where people socialize and make friends because of the nature of the

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    Using the material from item A and elsewhere assess the usefulness of Marxist approaches to an understanding of crime and deviance. (21 marks) Marxist approaches can be useful to help us understand crime and deviance. Marxists theory adopts the belief that the ruling class is responsible for societies. They think crime is systematically generated by the structure of capitalist society. Marxists believe that society is divided into two classes‚ the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. The bourgeoisie

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    going to explore how postmodernist values‚ art movements and architecture construct the identities and subcultures created within this era. Initially I will be looking at two authors Dick Hebdige and David Muggleton and then support this with examples of subcultures of the period and following the subculture as if filters through to becoming mainstream. According to Dick Hebdige subcultures occur in society as youth rebelling to the hegemony from the ruling classes. “This process begins with

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    concepts are social inequality‚ deviance‚ and subcultures. Social inequality is the social differences that exist whenever one group of people has different access to the rewards a society offers. Deviance is a variation from a set of norms or shared social expectations. Finally‚ subcultures are groups of persons who share in the main culture of a society but also have their own distinctive values‚ norms‚ and lifestyles. Social inequality‚ deviance‚ and subcultures are clearly recognizable and are the concepts

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    society there is subculture. Subculture is a segment of society that shares a distinctive pattern of customs‚ rules‚ and traditions that differ from the pattern of the larger society. Inside the broad subject of culture there are norms‚ sanctions‚ and values that distinguish what is normal and accepted in a particular culture or subculture. The movie Savages shows many good examples of the clash between culture and the different norms and values accepted in each culture. Subculture There are two

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    stated in item B‚ ‘Strain theories focus on the ways in which people may resort to crime or deviance when they are unable to achieve socially approved goals by legitimate means.’ This is proved by Merton as he argues that there are five types of subcultures and they have different tendencies towards strain. These are :- conformist‚ innovation‚ ritualism‚ retreatism and rebellion. This theory explains why different people commit different types of crimes‚ for example; innovators have the same goals

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    juvenile delinquency and how it relates to gangs. As a result‚ this paper will assess juvenile delinquency using subcultural theories with specific reference made to Trinidad and Tobago‚ (i.e. statistics‚ examples and references). The terms ‘gang’ and ‘subculture’ are used interchangeably in this essay since both hold the same meaning with respect to the subcultural theories. Assessing Juvenile Delinquency Using Subcultural Theories In a number of Caribbean countries including Trinidad and Tobago‚ the

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    In today’s society there are many different subculture tendencies amongst young people‚ they are various and interpenetrating‚ but to the bigger part of them is leading the element music and above all such kind of music‚ that is with a history of many years‚ transformed in classic for many generations. But recently one very different from the entire subcultures tendencies phenomenon‚ called emo style‚ especially strongly caused a sensation. It is different not only at the way of clothing‚ at the

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