SUBCULTURES AND
COUNTERCULTURES
What are they and what do they do?
By Samuel H
and Jared M
WHAT IS A SUBCULTURE?
A subculture is a number of groups
within a culture.
They usually have their own unique
characteristics, values and norms.
With these they still operate as a
part of the larger culture.
EXAMPLES OF SUBCULTURES
Car- enthusiasts: People who like
certain cars and their parts.
Sneaker-heads: People who love
either a certain kind of shoe or love
all shoes.
Wrestlers: A Subculture of the “Jock”
subculture.
STAR TREK FANS
WHAT IS A COUNTERCULTURE?
A counterculture can also be a
number of groups that reject certain
values, norms, and mores of the
larger culture in which they live.
Countercultures often end up
operating against the larger culture.
EXAMPLES OF COUNTERCULTURES
The Ku Klux Klan or the KKK : Currently classified hate group
that promotes white supremacy
Neo-Nazism: Post WWII social movement seeking to revive
Nazism
Hippies: A movement of “Free love” and regular use of
recreational drugs in the 1960’s and 1970’s.
HIPPIE
DIFFERENCES
Usually subcultures are law abiding citizens that may not
agree with some laws or social rules.
Despite this, most subcultures are looked at in a positive
light.
While Countercultures do not agree with most of society and
may go to such extremes as hurting others and breaking laws
and social rules.
Most countercultures are looked upon in a negative way.
WORKS CITED
Thomas, W. (2005). Holt sociology: The study of human
relationships. Austin, TX: Holt, Rinehart and Winston .
Neo-Nazism. (2014, October 13). Retrieved October 13, 2014,
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo -Nazism (Last accessed
10/11/14)
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