This is the first post at Modern Subculture, in which we explore the current world of identity groups.
You've probably seen some subcultures on TV, and there's a good chance that you are a member of one or more. Subcultures, unlike ethnic cultures, do not typically exist because someone was born into it. People are in it because they decide to be in it. Unlike popular culture, there are those that are in and those that are out.
The greatest challenge with this blog will likely be the definitions. How do you define a group to which many people belong, who they are and what they represent? Even members of a subculture can rarely agree on how to define their group.
By no means do I hope to write on behalf of all members of any subculture. These posts will simply illustrate the observances of the writer. No one description of a group will satisfy or describe all its members.
In this blog, a subculture will be identified by:
An
activity around which it is centered
Its use of in-group
jargon
A set of
values on which it puts particular emphasis
Modern Subculture aims to help increase understanding of these groups in one central place. To get more information on any one group, most of these cultures will have their own website, to be linked.
