Examples of Subcultures
Ken Gelder proposed six key ways in which subcultures could be identified, including:
By means of their negative (negative) relationships to be able to work (as ‘alert’, ‘parasitic’, play or recreation, etc.)
By means of their negative or ambivalent relationship to the class (because subcultures are not class-conscious and also do not fit the traditional class definition)
By way of their relationship with the territory (the 'street', 'hood', club, etc.), rather than property
Through a movement they leave the house and become a non-domestic form of belonging (ie a social group other than the family)
Through their overly and exaggerated style relationships (with a few exceptions)
Through a rejection they are about the basic things of ordinary life
Example: The religious minority can be considered a subculture. For example, Mormon might be considered a subculture. In this Mormon culture, there may be more subcultures (or also subcultures), such as people who continue to practice polygamy.
The subculture incorporates a large part of the broader culture, and they are a part; in the specifics maybe they are radically different.
Cultural appropriation is a process which often strives for business and utilizes the subversive appeal of the subculture looking for "cool," which remains valuable in the sale of any product.
Examples of Subcultures
Motorcycle gang
Willis argues that bitching like motorbikes, the noise of motorists always expressing the culture of values and identity of motorcycle gangs. The solidity, catchability, and strength of the motorcycle match the real and confident nature of the world of young people who are members of the motorcycle gang. Motorbikes affirm the commitment of their members by physical matters, toughness and strength so that the shock of motor acceleration is aggressiveness from people who do not know the fear of matching and symbolizing masculine power, the close friendship of language violence, and their style of social interaction.
According to Willis the subculture made a number of important criticisms and expressed a number of views on contemporary capitalism and its culture. The way the children of motorcycle riders tame the brutality of technology in order to attain human goals symbolically show us the giant technological terror of capitalism. He expressed alienation and the many losses suffered on a human scale. Creative, expressive, and symbolic subculture works can be read as a form of resistance.
Punk style
According to Hebdige, style is a signification practice which in the case of the rah-subculture becomes a fully engineered display. Through the significance of style differences it forms group identity. British punk is Hebdige's favorite example. He states that punk is not only a response to the crisis of British setback which is manifested in unemployment, poverty, and changing moral standards. Punk style is an expression of anger and frustration that is inherent in a language that generally exists but is now interpreted as a symptom of a collection of contemporary problems.
Punk style is basically a way of meaning separate, self-conscious and ironic. As bricolage which means noise and chaos at every level of punk style is arranged with meaning. Punk is a rebellious style that creates a combination of defiance with abnormal characters such as piercing, binlainers, dyed hair, scribbled clothes, and sexual iconografifetitism, stockings with holes and others. Through irregular dances, chaotic sounds of undirected lyrics, offensive language and anarchist scribbles. The punk movement views establishment as a social danger because it has the potential to limit freedom of thought, prevent people from seeing what is right in society, and instead force them to obey the will of power. Therefore, punk is truly an anti-establishment spirit. Punk movement is not just a matter of music and appearance, but a mindset (state of mind).