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    Police Subculture

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    discussed how police would do in danger situations and how they feel when they shoot‚ and subculture in their workplace. The questions for this assignment—“How does the police officers’ workplace subculture help the police? What factors help create the officers’ workplace subculture?” The answer for the first question—How does the police officers’ workplace subculture help the police?: “The police subculture contains interpretive schemes for addressing the practical problems of when to shoot first

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    Emo - Subculture

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    Research Paper : Subculture Patrick Etoughe Sociology 101 A subculture is a small cultural group within a larger group such as society. Subcultures can be hidden or distinct; they often have norms‚ values‚ beliefs and interests that make them different from those of the larger culture. A large number of different subcultures can be found today in the United States‚ and the one that we’re going to get more familiar with is known as “EMO”. At first Emo was only considered as a music genre‚ a

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    Emo Subculture

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    THE EMO SUBCULTURE Aspects of Contemporary Society Emo‚ short for Emotional; this group is generally constructed as a group of teenagers who desperately try to escape the social class they have been put into. Mostly an underground scene the term “Emo” began as a music genre in the mid 1980’s with a group of bands set on redefining punk rock music. They based their music on emotions and feelings and this quickly spread throughout America. This lasted until the early 2000’s when the bases turned to

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    Skinhead Subculture

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    variety of subcultures within the culture itself due to the evolution and separation of different groups of skinheads. The Skinhead subculture originated in the mid to late sixties and was created by the working class community that had a strong fondness for fashion and music. The original Skinheads enjoyed listening to soul‚ ska‚ bluebeat‚ and rocksteady music. They were also highly influenced by the Jamaican Rude Boy subculture‚ Reggae‚ and Rastafarianism. From this original subculture many other

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    Counterculture of the Sixties in the USA Causes and Effects by Johanna K. Weisz Preface If the Sixties was the decade of rebellion in America‚ the preceding two post-WWII decades were characterized by social conformity and trust in the system. “In that era of general good will and expanding affluence‚ few Americans doubted the essential goodness of their society” (Haberstam 10). However‚ this trust in the system changed radically in the Sixties. Many of the numerous youth born during

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    Marijuana as a Subculture

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    A subculture is a group of people who share a distinctive set of cultural beliefs and behaviors that differ in some significant way from that of larger society. Marijuana smokers can be considered a subculture for many reasons. Marijuana is used by millions of people around the world‚ either for recreational‚ spiritual‚ or therapeutic reasons. Some call themselves the cannabis connoisseurs; people who respect cannabis and use it responsibly. Few drugs have been so politicized recently as marijuana

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    Biker Subculture

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    gave birth to different subcultures‚ groups of people who behave and believe differently than the norm of society‚ this as a result makes them stand out from the crowd and at times also are the cause that they are not accepted into society (Andersen & Taylor‚ 2007: 48). The following essay will analyse the Biker subculture. It will comment on the history‚ characteristics‚ principles and ideals and the lifestyle of the subculture. The aim is to form conclusions from the subculture and use these conclusions

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    A Bodybuilding Subculture

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    Eng. 1400 Dr. DuBose The History and Evolution of a Huge Subculture Many subcultures have derived since the beginning of time. They could be classified through religion‚ culture‚ style‚ outlook on life and many other aspects. The one subculture that has grown tremendously through out time is a very hard one to notice as a subculture opposed to a sport. Its said that bodybuilding started way back in the times of great philosophers like Plato who believed that a man should strive for a

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    Police Subculture

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    1. What role does the police/corrections subculture play in fueling law enforcement misconduct? Defend your position. It is unreasonable to believe law enforcement misconduct does not exist; it has been ongoing since the creation of the law enforcement entity. This is due to the subculture created within the police and corrections units. A subculture is unwritten rules and guidelines referring to attitudes‚ beliefs and behaviors assisting the officers in survival. Survival refers to camaraderie

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    Subculture Analysis

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    Description of a Subculture: Gymnastics Competitive Team Culture is the ways of thinking‚ acting and the material objects that form a people’s way of life. Within each culture there are many subcultures‚ which are cultural groups within a larger culture with similar beliefs. Many times‚ the subculture a person belongs to provide him/her with a sense of identity and belonging. Subcultures are characterized by their origin and the characteristics that define it. While growing up I belonged to many

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