Subcultures : the basics /
Ross Haenfler.
- xi, 179 pages ; 21 cm.
- The basics .
- Basics (Taylor & Francis) .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-175) and index.
What is a subculture? -- How do subcultures emerge and why do people participate? -- How do subcultures resist "mainstream" society ... and are they successful? -- Who participates in subcultures? -- Who are the "authentic" participants and who are the "poseurs"? -- How does society react to subcultures? -- Have subcultures gone virtual? Global? Where do subculturists hang out? -- What happens to subculturists as they "grow up"?