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    What Is My Subculture?

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    Kathy Sandoval Section 318 October 4‚ 2011 What is my subculture? According to our text a subculture is a part of society that shares a distinctive pattern of customs‚ rules and traditions that differs from the pattern of the larger society. Texas has a separate culture that is different from other states. I am currently a student at Blinn College in Bryan and Lone Star College in Tomball. The subcultures of both schools are very different from each other in that many of the students I have

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    Racial profiling and law enforcement subculture have always been issues within the community. “Racial profiling refers to “any action that results in the heightened racial scrutiny of minorities—justified or not” (Russell-Brown‚ 2004‚ pp. 98–99). This definition recognizes racial discrimination by store clerks‚ governmental officials‚ and police.” (Gabbidon‚ Greene 2013) Law enforcement subculture refers to specific beliefs‚ behaviors‚ and attitudes in which police officers tend to follow or show

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    Police occupational subculture is the attitude and behavior portrayed by law enforcement. Law enforcement goes through extensive training but the police subculture in most cases influences the behavior of officers more than any rule or order. (CJ Realities and Challenges‚ Second Edition‚ Pg. 153) Police officers deal with criminals so regularly they tend to view the public as untrustworthy. If the police aren’t able to maintain solidarity and authority they cannot do their job. This is one reason

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    certain types of people. Police work calls to a certain type of person‚ the type of person that would put his or her life in danger for the good of another. There is a debate on whether or not there is a distinct subculture in American Policing. I feel that there is a distinct subculture. Current sociological research looks at police behaviors‚ values‚ beliefs‚ attitudes‚ socialization‚ or personalities to determine exactly what kind of people police officers are. Research shows that

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    Subculture Swing Kids

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    Swing kids The Swing Kids (German: Swingjugend) were a group of jazz and swing lovers in Germany in the 1930s‚ mainly in Hamburg (St. Pauli) and Berlin. They were composed of 14- to 18-year-old boys and girls in high school‚ most of them middle- or upper-class students‚ but some apprentice workers as well. They sought the British and American way of life‚ defining themselves in swing music and opposing the National-Socialist ideology‚ especially the Hitlerjugend. The name "SwingKids"

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    Juggalo Subculture Essay

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    the most interesting subculture of the modern day soon be extinct? Will their fear of being persecuted by police stop them from being ‚ what they call "down with the clown". To understand the accusation that Juggalos are a gang you must understand

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    Following the counterculture of the 60s‚ the 70screated a trend of relaxing music as well as dance music. If ever a musical style defined a decade‚ Disco was the definition of the 1970s. Although its popularity was relatively short-lived‚ the genre hosted a great deal of

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    lifestyles and radical beleifs were the shocking blow that American culture-- segregation‚ McCarthyism‚ unjust wars‚ censorship--needed to prove that some Americans still had the common sense to care for one another. The young people of the sixties counterculture movement were successful at awakening awareness on many causes that are being fought in modern American discourse. If not for the Revolution that the hippies began‚ political or social reform and the People’s voice would be decades behind. While

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    Hip Hop Subculture

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    Song‚ by Pharcyde is one of these confusing pieces when the rapping is parsed apart from the instrumental music. To begin this particular discussion‚ it is imperative that a firm definition of hip-hop be set. Merriam Webster defines hip-hop as “a subculture especially of inner-city youths who are typically devotees of rap music”‚ while Urban Dictionary takes a different approach stating‚ “Hip Hop is a social-political movement created in the late 70’s. Hip Hop is a culture to give people who grew up

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    Hobo Subculture Essay

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    Hobo subculture as one of the examples of prehistoric visual communication Done by Kadirzhanova Bayan F.Y. Applied Art Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Fine Art Introduction Visual communication is communication through visual aid and is described as the conveyance of ideas and information in forms that can be read or looked upon. Visual communication in part or whole relies on vision‚ and is primarily presented or expressed with two dimensional images‚ it includes:

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