Week 8~ Are Subcultures A Sign Of Revolt Or An Expression Of Style?

To divide people up into certain subcultures based on what they like and what they do can be seen as stereotyping and unfair on the people that are judged. While certain people dress in a style that they idealise, others do it to fit into a social network. Subcultures are constantly changing their values, a good example of this are skinheads; originally skinheads were associated with black ska music which then moved on to white ska music such as Madness. Modern day skinheads however have changed entirely and now represent a bleak racist world of football violence, of course these are all stereotypes but it is interesting to see how much one subculture can change so dramatically. Subcultures can be defined as an expression of style though many people who choose these cultures do so as a revolt from their usual existence; Camden punks are a great example of this, people who believe they are different but instead congregate together in one fixed area, so of these people may truly believe in their style but others will be acting in defiance to a social norm.