I.Background Information

A subculture is a group of people involved in a community of some sort.Subcultures can be hobbies,groups or communities.A subculture is a group of people with a culture（whether distinct or hidden）which makes them different from the larger culture that they belong to,known as the“dominant”culture.Subcultures can be shown to be different because of the age,race,ethnicity,social class,location,or gender of the members.The qualities that determine a subculture as different from each other may be linguistic,aesthetic,religious,political,sexual,geographical or a combination of factors.Members of a subculture often signal each other through the use of fashion style,certain behaviors,and use of a secret language created to prevent others not in their group from understanding them.

The study of subcultures often involves the study of symbolism attached to clothing,music and other visible things by members of subcultures,and also the ways that these same symbols are seen and understood by members of the dominant culture.