Essays on Punks

Introduction

People, as social creatures, tend to unite in groups that have something common: they may have a similar system of values, behavior or lifestyle that is different from the dominant culture to which they belong. In social studies, the word “subculture” refers to a part of a public group that differs from predominant society. This paper is aimed at analyzing subculture of punk, the role of media and style in punk youth subculture. From the perspective of cultural studies, a subculture is associated with a group of people that do not contradict against the values of traditional culture but ...

Our daily lives have been immensely transformed by digital technologies and the cyberspace. However, the greater interconnection and dependency attributed to internet pose much greater peril. It has created new and unimaginable opportunities for both financially and ill motivated cyber criminals and those who intend to harm vulnerable members of our community. Well-structured criminal gangs are increasingly using this avenue to commit both conventional crimes such as theft and fraud and also new crimes enabled by progressing innovations. In a nutshell, cybercrime entails the utilization of computer know-how to abet commission of offences. Generally, cybercrimes are categorized into three ...

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Goths: Subcultures and Criminal activities

Oftentimes, adults view youths as problems that need to be managed, combing efforts and policies designed to limit drinking, curbing teenage pregnancies, and low self worth and medications to address depression and eating binges. It is a given that subcultures such as the Goths are usually attributed to youths, the sense of wariness and fear of not knowing, or not wanting to know, is ever present, and the fear that drives to ridicule or disparage is also ever present (Haenfler, 2013, p. 27). The Goth subculture can be understood as the interplay of the music, model and the ...

Origin of Punk Subculture

The punk subculture incorporates a diversity of ideologies, forms of expression in the form of art, fashion, literature and visual art. The embodiment of punk subculture is in the form of rock musica called punk rock (Surhone, 2011). The Punk subculture origin springs from New York and the rest of East coast during the late 1960s’ and later in the mid 1970s. The rock bands called “New York Dolls” and “The Ramones” were the brain child behind this new style of rock music. Scholars such as Keegan (2007) in the article Detailed Journey into the Punk Subculture: Punk Outreach in ...

Throughout history, sections of the community in many parts of the world have adopted some subcultures quite unique to the common culture, and sometimes very controversial. Some of these subcultures actually evolve to develop into relatively new cultures, religions and beliefs, while others are short lived but leave some marks in the community. An example of such subcultures includes the hippies, punks and old religions (Falk and Falk 57). A comparison of these subcultures in their early development and their modern equivalent has been discussed in detail. Although the earlier versions of these subcultures share some common features with ...