In adolescence, children begin to move away from their parents, trying to become dissimilar to them and to society as a whole. Young people are united in interest groups, where participants cultivate their own philosophy and principles of life or follow the already created ones, differ from the rest in external attributes (hairstyle, make-up, clothes). This is how youth subcultures are formed, of which there are a huge number in modern society. Some of them do socially useful things, others do only themselves, while others are generally antisocial and even potentially dangerous. The following subcultures are most common in modern society.
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One of the oldest, but still popular, subcultures is hippies. They preach freedom in all manifestations (from inner freedom to free love), pacifism, strive for independence, creative realization. Outwardly they look bright, wear jeans, loose shirts, vests. Both women and men wear long hair, bright baubles on their hands. They can leave home and travel with almost no livelihood; in summer they live in campsites.
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They are similar to hippies and are close in philosophy to rastamans or rastafaris. Modern rastamans, especially in Russia, do not live by the principles that the rastamans originally promoted. They just listen to reggae music, love Bob Marley, make dreadlocks, wear a red-yellow-green hat and negatively relate to Western culture subordinate to material values.
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Popular among younger youth is the emo culture. The name of the culture is formed from the word "emotional" and reflects the emotionality of the adherents of this movement. Adherents of the subculture are called emokids. They have a bright appearance: a long slanting bangs, strongly summed eyes, piercings, black and pink clothes, black lacquer, many bracelets and badges. They strive for self-expression, but are often perceived as vulnerable, depressed, tearful teenagers. It is also believed that these guys are prone to suicidal behavior.
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Young people who love life and at the same time constantly risk it because of the pleasure they receive are called extremals. This may include various areas of extreme sports: scooters, parkour or tracers, skateboarders, etc. Even graffiters who run the risk of being caught can also be attributed to this group. Their clothing style is usually sporty, loose, can remind rapper.
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The philosophy of the lost generation is close to one rather old subculture - punks. Their slogan that there is no future defined their position: nothing can be fixed, and therefore, one can put an end to life. Finding out the punk crowd is no big deal - a mohawk on a cropped head, torn and dirty clothes. Often gather for parties with a huge amount of alcohol, drugs and fights. Initially, the movement was born on the basis of love for punk music.
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Quite a lot in common with punks at the ready. At first, this subculture developed due to an addiction to Gothic music, but then its own philosophy appeared. They perceive themselves as opponents of bad taste, variegation and mass consciousness, and therefore choose the black color in clothes, the symbolism of death as a reminder of life, hiking with friends in the cemetery. Outwardly, they are often confused with Satanists, who are dangerous to society, as they support violence against people and sacrifice.
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Another subculture, skinheads, is considered dangerous for society. Already by their name you can understand that the feature is a shaved head. They preach the cult of a strong personality, the ideas of National Socialism and anti-Semitism. They hate adherents of other "bright" subcultures: emo, hippies, majors, rappers, as well as people of a non-European type, beat them. Most often, at the head of such a youth group is a mature person with pro-fascist views.
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Another similar group, but without ideology as such, are the Gopniks. Usually these are guys from the outskirts of the city engaged in petty robberies, thefts, hooliganism, etc. These are dysfunctional representatives of modern youth who use slang words, profanity in their speech, imitate people who have served their sentences in prison. Appearance is usually untidy: tracksuit, black leather jacket, cap. In relation to people oriented to Western life principles, they are aggressive.
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A rather new phenomenon in modern culture was the role-playing movement. These are young people who gather in large groups and play role-playing games. The philosophy is easy to explain: if you can’t change the real world, think up your own, believe in it and change it. They also include Tolkienists, children involved in historical reconstructions, to some extent animeshnikov, even barbie girls. All who play a character, though not all the time, can be attributed to role-playing.
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Another subculture that older people are committed to is bikers. Unlike regular bikers for bikers, their bike is part of life. Fans of rock, beer and motorcycles are always recognizable in the crowd: jackets, jeans or leather pants, bandanas, tattoos. They gather in large groups at festivals and on night roads.
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Not any youth association can be considered a subculture. So, they still argue whether hipsters are considered a subculture or are they just people who follow fashion trends. The issue with hackers and gamers who lead a certain lifestyle and follow certain principles, but do not unite into groups in real, not computer life, is not completely resolved.
