subculture
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- noun
- /ˈsʌbˌkʌl.tʃɚ/
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subcultura
- The punk movement emerged as a distinct subculture that challenged societal norms and values.
- avocational subculture
- homosexual subculture
- youth subculture
And Mormons live slightly longer than other subcultures in the United States.
- And Mormons live slightly longer than other subcultures in the United States.
- So in Ukraine there's a very, very big violent subculture of football hooliganism.
- But, you know, the Lower East Side was a was a weird subculture of freaks basically.
- Her work has created an entire sci-fi subculture, which is quite, quite striking.
- Yes, emerging subcultures become popular culture.
- And also Florence, who, you know, doesn't come from that subculture.
- And so each, each segment is a comedic history of that subculture.
- So very online feminists would find very niche subcultures, which we call incel.
- Actually the Bay Area, it's interesting as I've been going back there more and more recently there a really cool little subculture starting to pop up again.
- You know, it is so I don't know because I live in this weird like degenerate Internet subculture niche as opposed to sort of normie world.
- Parallel universes, subcultures and the fact that like they can just exist right next door to you and and you would never know.
- Kind of the the subculture of Internet stuff when it clashes with the older world, the ABC, the NBC, the BBC, the ITV stuff in the UK.
- The poor and lazy popular subculture in America.
- And it was, it was a very small subculture.
- They speak their own language and are able to cultivate, you know, an elite culture or subculture in these parts.
Examples
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His journey out of the church began with his entry into the gay Mormon subculture.
Academic text (2011) -
If you look at our society there are a large number of subcultures from reenactment, from Revolutionary War to even reenactment of World War ll.
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I come out of this subculture that believes in God and Jesus, the whole deal.
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Which reflect in a certain sense the phenomenon of youth subculture.
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The ideal of sexual freedom spread from a subculture to more mainstream acceptance.
Academic text (2013) -
The study of sport subcultures has been a popular topic for sport science researchers.
Academic text (1991) -
What we need to keep in mind is that subcultures require generations to change substantially.
Blog text (1) -
Yet, in 1960, Catholics were still a distinct subculture with a strong self-identity.
Blog text (11) -
- I'm just saying... hip-hop is a very sophisticated, multifaceted subculture... that speaks to all different types of people.
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We're doing first-person shooters, the whole gamer subculture.
Synonyms
Small group inside a larger group that has its own values and habits
A group of young people who share a style, music, or behaviour different from the wider culture
A smaller group inside a larger community whose members share similar interests and interact more closely
Compounds
A group of young people who share a style, music, or behaviour different from the wider culture
How Distinct
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Subculture starts with sub- meaning 'under', as in subway, and ends with culture meaning 'a shared way of life'. So a subculture is a smaller group 'under' the main society that keeps its own styles and values.