What is it about?
I review about three dozen published studies from two books on youth cultures and subcultures. I organize the review to highlight four trends that I see in those studies: an increased focus on identity and identification, comparing subcultures to mainstream and dominant cultures, increased research on social media, social media, and rising interest in subcultural histories.
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Why is it important?
The review shows that theorists' attempts at pushing for acceptance of a "post-subcultural turn" underestimated the continuing relevance of the subculture concept.
Perspectives
There will always be cultures that fit well within a 'subculture' framework; there will also always be cultures don't. They key is decide how and when to use the concept appropriately, which means having a clear conceptualization of it.
J Patrick Williams
Nanyang Technological University
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This page is a summary of: Subculture’s Not Dead! Checking the Pulse of Subculture Studies through a Review of ‘Subcultures, Popular Music and Political Change’ and ‘Youth Cultures and Subcultures: Australian Perspectives’, Young, April 2018, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1103308818761271.
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