Subcultures: The Basics
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-53029-3 (ISBN)
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.
Ross Haenfler is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Mississippi, USA. He teaches a wide range of courses on subcultures, and his research interests revolve around youth cultures, gender, and how people pursue social change in their daily lives. He has written numerous books on the subject of subcultures, and in 2009 was awarded College of Liberal Arts Teacher of the Year.
Introduction – What is a Subculture? 1. Why do people participate in subcultures? How do subcultures emerge? 2. How do subcultures resist "mainstream" society … and are they successful? 3. Who Participates in Subcultures? 4. Who are the ‘authentic’ participants and who are the ‘poseurs’? 5. How does society react to subcultures? 6. Have subcultures gone virtual? Global? 7. What happens in life after subculture? Do adults participate in subcultures? Conclusion
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 9.10.2013 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | The Basics |
| Zusatzinfo | 1 Tables, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Gewicht | 190 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-415-53029-6 / 0415530296 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-53029-3 / 9780415530293 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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