The subculture of emo and other youth movements

Subculture (youth) - a fairly common cultural phenomenon with its own characteristics.In most cases, the participants - young people, which is different unbalanced emotional state of the person with unstable parameters.After detailed study of the phenomenon of subcultures, it can be concluded that its supporters see it as a way of expression, but that the majority of species emphasizes the trappings, is likely to mean a shallow understanding of their own emotional needs of participants.Therefore, they are items of clothing and style the best way to demonstrate themselves in society.

What subculture?

First of all, the subject matter of cultural studies, sociology and anthropology.Referring to the definition of David Riesman, who first brought the concept of subculture, and where it refers to a group of people who deliberately choose certain values ​​and style of dress, behavior and thinking, which uses social minority.

Hence we can assume that this category is not satisfied with the social norms and values, so in the subculture often meet people with rebellious behavior, which is related to internal aggression, as they intend to clearly declare their behavior, clothing, and thinking in the community about yourself.

youth subculture - is, above all, a certain cultural niche, whose adherents are determined by age, from 14 to 30 years.Specificity junior psychology determines the character of most types of youth subcultures: the radicality of values, a vivid expression using attributes and high emotion, a division of the world into "black" and "white" society and "gray mass" and bright individuals.

subculture fashion

fifties of the twentieth century were marked by the emergence of one of the most common sub-cultures, which then gave rise to several others.It was a fashion - young Britons, who attaches great importance to its distinctive appearance.One of the most radical subcultures emerged as an offshoot modizma - skinheads.

style attributes mods were originally narrow Italian suits.They are characterized by a love of music: rock and roll, jazz, ska, soul and rhythm and blues.Society's attitude to this direction was to a greater extent the negative: it can be seen to reviews of the film "Kvadrofeniya", which tells the story about the life of fashion - a simple courier, who spends his life in vain: for drugs, pills and party.However, in 2004, one of the rating of magazines, introduced the film to the list of the greatest British films.

main transport mods were scooters, they spent time with like-minded people in the coastal resorts and nightclubs, which often clashes occurred between them and representatives of other subcultures - rockers.

10 years after the emergence of this movement has become less popular.

subculture emo

This subculture was formed from the music style.Society has reacted ambiguously to the emergence of this movement in Russia boom came in the early 2000s, and this phenomenon is often discussed in the media, and then at the state level.

  • emo subculture and attitude.In the first place, emo kidy focused on the fact that they express emotions.The positions taken by emo - the struggle for justice and sensual attitude.Most people have formed the opinion that it is psychologically weak, whiny young people who romanticize death: it is difficult to say whether it is true this assessment, but the number of suicides among the young population at the time increased, and this fact does not contradict this view of Emo kidah.Representatives of subcultures introverted, immersed in depression, or vice versa, in an unjustified joy.This is clear evidence of mental instability, and it is no wonder that the public has a negative attitude towards the development of emo culture.They are often correlated with the Goths, which is not true: at one of the sites devoted to emo, drawn a line "emo hate themselves, hate all the Goths."
  • subculture emo clothing and image.Emo kidy wore torn oblique bangs covering half of his face, his hair dyed black, ears made tunnels.On the face of cosmetics applied to both sexes: Tinted light color face and lips.Nails covered with black lacquer.The basic color combination of dress: pink, white, black.
  • emo subculture: paraphernalia.A large number of colorful icons attached to clothing and mail bags, big glasses with dark lenses, bright bracelets and wristbands.