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-	In [[sociology]], [[anthropology]] and [[cultural studies]], a '''subculture''' is a set of people with a set of behaviors and beliefs, [[culture]], which could be distinct or hidden, that differentiate them from the larger culture to which they belong. If the subculture is characterized by a systematic opposition to the dominant culture, then it may be described as a [[counterculture]].	+
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-	As early as 1950 (p.361) [[David Riesman]] distinguished between a [[majority]], "which [[submission|passively accepted]] [[commercial]]ly provided styles and meanings, and a 'subculture' which actively sought a [[minority]] style...and interpreted it in accordance with [[subversion|subversive]] [[values]]" (Middleton 1990).	+
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-	[[Sarah Thornton]] (1995), after [[Pierre Bourdieu]] (1986), described '''subcultural capital''' as the cultural knowledge and commodities acquired by members of a subculture, raising their status and helping differentiate themselves from members of other groups, while Roe (1990) uses the term '''symbolic capital'''.	+
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-	It is important to mention that there is a subtle difference between a [[counterculture]] and a subculture. A subculture is an at least somewhat integrated component of a society, though clearly separated, while a counterculture is actively and openly opposed to many of the characteristics of a society.	+
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-	== Origin of the term ==	+
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-	The term ''subculture'' began to figure in anthropological and sociological writing around [[1945]]. The concept has been most generally adopted by scholars of [[delinquency]] says [[Pat Rogers]] in [[Grub Street: studies in a subculture]] (1972).	+
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-	Since the late 1970s, the study and concept of subculture - through the influence of the [[CCCS]] - has largely been focused on an awareness of style and differences in [[style]], in clothing, music or other cultural areas.	+
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-	== Etymology ==	+
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-	[[1886]], in ref. to bacterial cultures, from ''[[sub]]''- + ''[[culture]]''. [[1936]] in ref. to humans.	+
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-	==Sources==	+
-	*Hebdige, Dick (1979). ''[[Subculture: The Meaning of Style]]'' (Routledge, March 10, 1981; softcover ISBN 0-415-03949-5).	+
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-	== See also ==	+
-	*[[History of subcultures in the 19th century]]	+
-	*[[History of subcultures in the 20th century]]	+
-	* [[List of subcultures]]	+
-	* [[Popular culture]]	+
-	* [[Underclass]]	+
-	* [[Urban culture]]	+
-	* [[Urban sociology]]	+
-	* [[Youth subculture]]	+
-	* [[Art world]]	+
-	* [[Adolescence]]	+
-	* [[Folk culture]]	+
-	* [[History of Western subcultures in the 20th Century|History of Western subcultures in the 20th century]]	+
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