Ged 411 (social dimension)
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The Growth of
Student Subcultures
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SUBCULTURE• Cultural patterns that set apart some segments of the society's population. • It can be based on age, ethnicity, residence, sexual preference, occupation, and many other factors.
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Two Basic Levels
• what it means to people.
In terms of a general sense
of culture.
• the various groups we belong to involve particular sets of norms that apply only when we participate in these group.
In terms of a specific sense
of subcultures.
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Functions of Subcultures
Permitting specialized activity
• subcultures carry the knowledge necessary to perform specialized tasks.
Identity in mass society
• subcultures also provide a source of identity in mass society.
Cultural adaptation and change
• subcultures’ function is to serve as a source of adaptation to society.