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    police Subculture

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    I will be writing my research paper on police subculture and how the affects of police subculture impact the body of the law and how it relates to crime. Police subculture is an array of standard procedures and values that rule law enforcers activates in relation to their contractual responsibilities. Police officers were ranked the fifth most stressful job in the world. Since police work is very stressful‚ police officers have to deal with many hostile individuals in the public and therefore they

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    Marijuana as a Subculture

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    A subculture is a group of people who share a distinctive set of cultural beliefs and behaviors that differ in some significant way from that of larger society. Marijuana smokers can be considered a subculture for many reasons. Marijuana is used by millions of people around the world‚ either for recreational‚ spiritual‚ or therapeutic reasons. Some call themselves the cannabis connoisseurs; people who respect cannabis and use it responsibly. Few drugs have been so politicized recently as marijuana

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    organization might be better considered as consisting of many sub-cultures which are conceptually different‚ rather than one ’major’ culture. * An introduction Culture‚ whether in some organization or society‚ is about people. People play a key role in culture. People create culture. And because people are individual units with different opinions‚ values‚ goals‚ attitudes‚ wants and needs but at the same time they interact with other people‚ they share all of these things with others on the base

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    A Bodybuilding Subculture

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    Eng. 1400 Dr. DuBose The History and Evolution of a Huge Subculture Many subcultures have derived since the beginning of time. They could be classified through religion‚ culture‚ style‚ outlook on life and many other aspects. The one subculture that has grown tremendously through out time is a very hard one to notice as a subculture opposed to a sport. Its said that bodybuilding started way back in the times of great philosophers like Plato who believed that a man should strive for a

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    Subculture Analysis

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    Description of a Subculture: Gymnastics Competitive Team Culture is the ways of thinking‚ acting and the material objects that form a people’s way of life. Within each culture there are many subcultures‚ which are cultural groups within a larger culture with similar beliefs. Many times‚ the subculture a person belongs to provide him/her with a sense of identity and belonging. Subcultures are characterized by their origin and the characteristics that define it. While growing up I belonged to many

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    The LGBT Subculture

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    How does this picture represent the LGBT subculture in order to express the prejudice they have faced‚ how far the movement has come in America‚ and how they continue to support the movement? The LGBT movement has been fighting for rights over the last century in the United States and abroad. Members of this community have come a long way from where they started. However‚ as a minority subculture the LGBT movement’s members still receive discrimination for supporting what they believe in. Despite

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    Subculture Skinhead

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    Skinhead Subculturesubculture is a group of people with a culture which differentiates them from the larger culture to which they belong. Many youths tend to join certain subcultures and are identified by which group they are from with distinct styles‚ behaviours‚ and interests. Subcultures offer participants an identity outside of that ascribed by social institutions such as family‚ work‚ home and school. Many youths join subcultures in order to be accepted by people who share the same interests

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    Goth Subculture

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    Goth subculture The goth subculture is a contemporary subculture found in many countries. It began in the United Kingdom during the early 1980s in the gothic rock scene. The goth subculture’s imagery and cultural proclivities indicate influences from nineteenth century Gothic literature along with horror movies and to a lesser extent the bondage and sado-masochism culture.  The goth subculture has associated tastes in music‚ aesthetics‚ and fashion. Goths have a tendency towards a lugubrious‚ mystical

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    Volleyball as a Subculture

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    Society “Dig” Volleyball as a Subculture? I. Introduction The individuality within diverse subcultures has given so much to society already. Subcultures such as volleyball have been given a chance to grow in our society and spread to other cultures connecting nations across the globe. It takes time for a subculture to be accepted by our society today. Once it is accepted‚ membership in subculture grows as more people feel comfortable joining a mainstream subculture such as volleyball. However‚

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    Emo Subculture

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    The Emo subculture consists of two distinct groups. The Emo Subculture The term "Emo" that is now applied to individuals originated as short hand for "Emotional music" Traditional Emo Sub-Culture This "emotional music" draws from a broad range of contemporary genres linked with the common consistent themes of emotionally vivid views often associated with adolescence. For many youths of the mid-80s this music functioned as a safe-haven for emotional expression. Over time a subculture was formed around

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