US CITIZENSHIP TEST PREPARATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Subcultures are cultural groups that represent the marginalized and minority cultures. It’s not often you see them in dominant mass media discourse, and when you see them they’re often shown in stereotypical manners. Examples of subcultures include the hippies, hipsters, cosplay, hip hop, punks, emos, and goths.

Detailed explanation-2: -Subcultures are generally groups that are perceived to deviate from the normative standards of the dominant culture, as this is variously defined according to age, sexuality, and taste in economic, racial, and gendered terms.

Detailed explanation-3: -What are examples of a subculture? Subcultures exist within the dominant culture of a society. In America, some examples of subcultures are hippies, punk rockers, beatniks, and hipsters.

Detailed explanation-4: -Subcultural identity allows identification of an individual into a particular social group within society; semiotically, behaviorally & ideologically. It “gives alternative interpretations and values to young people’s subordinate status; it reinterprets the social world” (Thornton, 1995, in, Gelder & Thornton, 1997: p.