Subcultures: The Basics is an accessible, engaging introduction to youth cultures in a global context. Blending theory and practice to examine a range of subcultural movements including hip hop in Japan, global graffiti writing crews, heavy metal in Europe and straight edge movements in the USA, this text answers the key questions posed by those new to the subject, including:
- What is a subculture?
- How do subcultures emerge, who participates and why?
- What is the relationship between deviance, resistance and the ‘mainstream’?
- How does society react to different subcultural movements?
- How has global media and virtual networking influenced subcultures?
- Is there a life ‘after’ subculture?
Tracing the history and development of subcultures to the present day, with further reading and case studies throughout, this text is essential reading for all those studying youth culture in the contexts of sociology, cultural studies, media studies, anthropology and criminology.
- ISBN10 0415530296
- ISBN13 9780415530293
- Publish Date 9 October 2013 (first published 8 October 2013)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 1 July 2023
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Imprint Routledge
- Format Paperback
- Pages 180
- Language English