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subculture::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | social group |
| Has types | psychedelia, suburbia, youth culture |
Examples of subculture
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Or will it further entrench itself into the geek subculture that it came out of?
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There's a whole subculture of fanboydom whose eyes just lit up at that prospect.
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However, I'm totally offended at the lack of facts about Goth and Emo subculture.
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Non-conformity is not the adoption of some pre-existing alternative subculture.
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Why does the military subculture sacrifice so much, and the rest of us so little?
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In 2006 he authored Brainiac, a book about the history of trivia as a subculture.
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I grew up in a religious subculture that considered all those behaviors shameful.
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Shot in winter, this is a gritty, utterly believable look at a unique subculture.
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Finally, it creates a subculture in our community and thus divides our society.
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- A social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs
- In sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a group of people with a culture (whether distinct or hidden) which differentiates them from the larger culture to which they belong, for example, if a particular subculture is characterized by a systematic opposition to the ...
- In biology, a subculture is either: a microbiological culture made by transferring microorganisms from a previous culture to a fresh growth medium, a method used to prolong the life of a particular strain of microorganism where there is a tendency of degeneration in older cultures; or a fresh ...
- (Subcultures) Broad groups of consumers within a society's culture having similar values which distinguish them from the rest of society.
- (Subcultures) Different cultural traditions associated with subgroups in the same complex society.
- A culture-within-a-culture; the somewhat distinct norms, values and behaviour of particular groups located within society. The concept of subculture implies some degree of group self-sufficiency such that individuals may interact, find employment, recreation, friends and mates within the group.
- Sections within societies where different sets of rules, behaviour etc, are to be found.
- Division and transfer of a portion or inoculum of a culture to fresh medium. Sometimes used to denote the adding of fresh liquid to a suspension culture. cf inoculum; passage.
- A group with values and norms different from the majority culture in society. Often expressed in residential differentiation in cities. May be termed a deviant subgroup.
