youth subculture in modern society characterized by its own special rules and a tendency to have their own development.Teens are very different to their outlook, demeanor and habits.In the process of self-knowledge they try to find their place in life, to determine the goals and understand themselves.Quite often, these searches lead to some serious problems such as teenage alcoholism and drug abuse early.Therefore, the effect on the subcultures of teenagers is one of the most important concerns affecting each and every parent.
positive and negative aspects of the influence of subcultures
The recent sociological studies show that many teenagers identify themselves as representatives of a particular subculture.In this part of young people are heavily influenced by subcultures, which can be both positive and negative.In the first case, teens receive necessary for life in society, social skills, and the second - acquire the quality with which the company is trying all means available to fight.
Teenage subcultures help young people realize their wishes and adapt to adult and independent life.But there are also negative aspects, such as cruelty to certain groups of people.For example, skinheads and racism may differ according to their ideology, to commit criminal acts against people of other nationalities.For them, in such behavior is nothing unlawful, and therefore they do not understand what crimes they are responsible for their actions.In this case, the subculture of teenagers have a negative impact on their outlook, setting up the younger generation against the other members of society.
Species subcultures
All teen communities exist not only their own laws of conduct, and rules that require a certain appearance.Some youth movements adult society may shock many piercings, unusual hair color, odd style of clothing and accessories.Quite often differences between parents and teenagers arise precisely on this basis.The youth does not like to interfere in their personal lives, and parents want their child did not stand out from the crowd.
subculture of young workers - Teddy-boy
social youth group, Teddy Boys was formed in the early 50s due to the relative improvement of the living standards of the working class.This youth subculture became widespread in the postwar period, consisted of working class immigrants with incomplete higher education and do not have high-paying profession.Their style was copied from the dress and behavior of members of the upper strata of society.In the classic version "Tedd" was as follows: pants-pipes, loose jacket with velvet collar, tie-string and shoes with rubber platform.The image was a typical male, despite its elegance.
Representatives Teddy-boy tried to keep all the forces created by them "high" status, causing conflicts that arise with other sectors of society.For example, there were clashes with the more affluent teenagers attack on elite youth clubs.There have been attacks on immigrants.
Subculture qualified sections of the working class - the fashion
The group mods absented themselves adolescents who have mastered after graduation working specialties that require a high level of preparedness.In fact, in an ideal fashion sense I had to live luxuriously, to visit prestigious and expensive clubs, restaurants and shops, dressed in a very expensive thing.But for many such pleasures they were not available, so there was only trying to recreate the ideal image.There are four types of mods:
- aggressive type of jeans and rough boots.
- scooter owners, too, in jeans and a jacket with a hood.
- Fashion suits and polished shoes made up the majority of this subculture.List complementary fashion girl, rough in appearance and with short hair.
- Students of art schools, students and so on.
Subculture - rockers
Rockers appeared in the mid 60s.This group included mainly teenagers with no education or from single-parent families.The main attributes of the natives of this subculture were leather jacket, worn jeans, big rough shoes, combed back long hair and tattoos.Of course, a rocker, without such an important element, as a motorcycle.A special place in the subculture rockers play music in the style of rock.
or Skinheads Skinheads
Members of this group as well as rockers, mostly out of the midst of working low-level qualifications.Among them, many were unemployed, poorly educated and low cultural level.Skinheads were tucked bottom jeans, big boots rough and shaved bald head.It is directly adjacent skinhead football hooligans.These kinds of subcultures are very similar in social composition.What unites them, and aggressive behavior, for example, connected with football matches.
subculture punks
This group mainly consisted of young people from unskilled and low-paid population.The critical situation of young people has led to this subculture.The list of associations, consisting of poorly educated members of the community joined the punks.Stereotypes of this group have been closely intertwined with the aggressive self-assertion, but other than that, the punk style is largely based on the views, opposition to traditional moral principles and values.Initially subculture punks used to provoke the appearance of society: the unusual color of hair, strange hair, outrageous demeanor and a different style of dress, but eventually began to apply more severe methods of influence through the themes of violence and death.
hippie movement
This subculture emerged in the US in the 60s, and quickly spread throughout the world.At the time of hippies evolved from the beatniks, the middle class, which for a long time influenced the natives in their group.These American subculture share one distinctive feature - clearly expressed in the words of an ideology.The main elements of style or ideology hippie was the following:
- of peace and non-violence.Pacifism was the main ideology of the hippies.That is why the members of this group differed disregard for authority, political apathy, because it is the rulers of fomenting war and force people to fight.
- Self-development and individualism.These elements have been a reaction to the dullness of mass society.
- deliberate simplification, ie the transition from the comfortable life to poverty, renunciation of material goods.
- Drugs, sexual experiments, traveling, festivals, commune - all this is the most striking features of the hippie subculture of society.
- Cohabitation - a distinctive feature of the hippie subculture since others did not adhere to such forms of behavior.
Hipsters
did this youth subculture in the USSR in the late 40s of the 20th century.Thus Soviet youth protest stereotypes of society.The main direction of mods were blind copying the style of the West and the United States.While dudes looks more like a caricature: wide trousers of bright colors, baggy double-breasted jackets, thick-soled shoes, and a hat with a wide brim and be sure to wear bright colors, peeking out from under his trousers.The image was very original and bright, on the combination of colors no one cared.
But over time, closer to the 50 th year, little dudes changed their image.They began to wear tight pants and an elegant cut jackets with broad shoulders, a thin tie around his neck and, of course, nabriolinennymi "cook".It should be noted that certain way was only for boys, girls-dudes were lush bright dress or skirt is made narrower, pointy shoes and bright make-up done.Society did not allow the development of this subculture in the Soviet Union and strongly condemned and prosecuted members of this vibrant group.
Social subculture
process of socialization of teenagers in the subcultures of society is much faster.Such examples of subcultures as "green" or "animal advocates" to help teach the younger generation to care about nature and the environment.But one theoretical information is not always enough to teach adolescents responsible.We must work in practice to show "positive subcultures."The younger generation need not only theorems and axioms, and their binding activities and the result, otherwise it is not aware of the need for good deeds.
subculture, popular in today's society
Criminal subculture (rockers, punks, emo, skinheads, etc.) in Russia is already losing ground.Negative and aggression gradually go out of fashion.In search of new directions of the younger generation comes up with its own modern image.For example, subculture futering does not carry the negative manifestations, thus very well accepted by society.Members of the youth group did not wear shoes in any weather.
Due to widespread Internet is increasingly gaining momentum subculture of gamers.The youth of today are increasingly hiding from reality in the virtual world.Many small children confidently manage tablets, readers and mobile phones.But it's mostly false replacing real interests that impose their parents to save their own time and effort.After all, when a child is busy playing computer games, it does not require as much care and attention.In fact, the problem is very deep this subculture, and parents need to be sure to take certain measures if a child has been or computer games addiction.
Features contemporary youth trends
youth subcultures of the contemporary world characterized by increasing the number of activities of the association.In addition, today's youth are increasingly immersed in the Internet.They are looking for like-minded people to network, organize a meeting, hold shares.There are three social and value orientation of contemporary subcultures:
- prosocial direction: subculture benchmarks and motion role-playing games.
- Antisocial directions: punk, metal, emo and hippies.
- antisocial groups, similar to the adult criminal subculture: skinheads in their radical form.
qualifies subculture of young people and as the inclusion of the Group's way of life of a young man.There are behavioral and group activities.In the first case the teens stick characteristic of the selected group of style of dress, behavior, and communication.These areas are characterized not engage in any activities.These include emo hipsters and ready.In other words, the younger generation will change only the external image and style of behavior.
ACTIVITIES kinds of subcultures - those communities that are based on a passion for a specific activity that requires some activity.This group can include parkurschikov, graffistov, roleplayers.
What attracts youth subcultures
Youth subculture on a personal level - a way to achieve self-esteem and to compensate for the negative attitude of others to themselves.Dissatisfaction with their own style of behavior, body, mismatch standards of femininity or masculinity.Subcultures, the list of which is huge and diverse, allow young people to give themselves an aura particularly striking individuality.
socio-psychological reasons considered attractive informal lifestyle that requires responsibility, perseverance and determination, as opposed to conventional social requirements.There are three possible consequences of the socialization of youth subcultures:
- positive orientation, which is manifested in the social and cultural self-determination, self-realization and creative experimentation with images, behavioral style and so on.
- Socio-negative direction, which is found in joining subcultures of criminal, extremist, drugs and alcohol.
- Individually negative trend seen in the flight from reality to justify their infantile behavior, avoidance of cultural and social identity.
Which areas predominate in a particular subculture quite difficult to determine.Especially difficult to see how it affects a person's lifestyle.Modern flow attract young people with its diversity and defiant appearance and behavior.But it is worth noting that the membership of a particular social group - a phenomenon is usually transient.Basically hobby subcultures begins at age 13 and to 19 years passes.By this age a person changes his hobbies or reinterprets the values of life.But there are exceptions to the age limit, for example, subculture of rockers has no time restrictions.Among the representatives of this community can meet and mature people, and sometimes even older.They stayed true to their adolescent passions and still listen to rock music or play groups.As a rule, a subculture rockers are those who in adult life are not ready for responsible and independent life.
The special features include subcultures of teenagers and the volatility in the behavior.Many teenagers are unstable psyche, which largely depends on how are their relationships with their parents.If your relationships with loved ones have the remoteness, the chances that the child will fall under outside influence, are increasing.After all, the teenager should be communication, advice and understanding.If the family does not receive all of this, he will seek support among the people close in spirit and morale.Very often diviantnoe child's behavior during adolescence is associated with a bad example from the outside.This can be a TV, bad things comrades in the company and so on.To avoid a negative impact on the child, parents need to establish contact with him, or draw for this purpose an older youth.
source of the subcultures in Russia
The Russian youth subcultures appearance due to several reasons.In the last 15-20 years, the daily life of children and adult society has undergone great changes.The openness of Western and Eastern cultures strongly influenced the worldview of the people, the solution many traditions, stable relationships, values of Russian citizens.No less severely affected the lives of people and the new scientific and technological revolution, which is primarily associated with the emergence of phenomena such as computers, mobile phones and internet.
mainly youth subculture spread spontaneously.Although often contribute to the spread of such media, party, trendsetters, and so on.There is another way - business and youth organizations take as a basis the form of youth leisure, spontaneously existing, and create organized direction.As an example of street dance.But this process also requires a special approach.Experts believe that the interaction with the potentially positive informal groups should be carried out by three rules: you must coordinate their actions with the leaders, to provide them with everything necessary for events and harmonize limitations behavior and activities carried out in the course of the shares.
Strategies for youth activities
Considering youth activities from the perspective of social education, we can distinguish three main pedagogical strategies.Do not pay attention, do not rule out spontaneous penetration into the social life and only after that to work, or to analyze the potential of the youth subcultures in terms of additional educational methods and use them in the interests of personal development of children and adolescents.
