Essays Tagged: "Subculture"

a review of The last wave by peter weir

b culture. The dominant culture in the film is the whitemembers of society living in Australia. The subculture in the film is the Aborigines whowere natives to the land before the white people settled ... b culture. The dominant culture in the film is the whitemembers of society living in Australia. The subculture in the film is the Aborigines whowere natives to the land before the white people settled ...

(7 pages) 81 0 4.5 Jan/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Adolecence

or young people has been steadily lengthening over the past 100 years, giving rise to an adolescent subculture. As a result of this prolonged transitional stage a variety of problems and concerns spec ...

(7 pages) 347 1 2.5 Oct/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters

Organizational Culture How do we as leaders change an environment that appears to be detrimental to allowing our soldiers to "be all they can be"?

zation. When I use the word culture, I am referring to both the Army's overall culture and the many subcultures it comprises. Each division, brigade, battalion or agency has a unique subculture contri ...

(4 pages) 352 0 3.3 May/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Conflict between liberals of 1920's and the old guard

norities in our nation, especially blacks who began to realize that they were entitled to their own subculture, pursuit of success, and share of the American dream. This ideal was expressed by Langsto ...

(3 pages) 47 0 2.5 May/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Analysis essay of the film "Falling Down".

les of both cultural and social issues. Cultural issues explored by this movie are the existence of subcultures and countercultures in city life. The movie takes place in Los Angeles, California that ... ental man that owns a local mini mart and two Mexican gang members. The oriental man represents the subculture and the gang members represent the counterculture. The social issues are reflected throug ...

(3 pages) 171 3 4.2 Nov/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

An exerpt from the book "down to earth sociology" it explains how the existence of poverty is benefical to the affluent in American society.

have found that they are faced with such dangerous and damaging social conditions that within their subculture there is a higher divorce rate, more frequent health problems, a higher rate of school dr ...

(3 pages) 66 0 4.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Sociology Paper: The Subculture of Corrections (Case Study) > Prison rehabilitation :

The Subculture of Corrections (Case Study) > Prison rehabilitation :The rising inmate population is o ...

(2 pages) 143 1 4.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Joe Frady: A Symbol of the Times

Throughout the 1970's, there was an expanding subculture in the American society, which disapproved of the government and questioned their actual ...

(2 pages) 21 0 0.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Subcultural theories of crime are no more relevant nowadays than they were 40 years ago. Discuss.

in a pseudo scientific manner tried to divide up the population into parent class cultures, various subcultures and counter-cultures and analyse their distinctive norms, values and beliefs. Since the ... elinquency is one of the most robust observations in criminological research . The use of the term 'subculture' in the context of this essay focuses mainly on juvenile delinquent gangs. I shall attemp ...

(10 pages) 256 0 3.5 Feb/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Johnny Depp - A Philosopher Among Actors

quote is referring to those who do not conform to the standards placed on them by their culture or subculture. In Hollywood, the way one becomes an A-List actor is by conforming to the Hollywood syst ...

(2 pages) 83 2 4.5 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Actors

Sociology:Outline and assess Structuralist theories of crime and deviance.

able norms and behaviour as they cannot be successful within those rules. They turn to a delinquent subculture, where there are alternative norms and values and through committing crime status can be ... also explored a parallel, the illegitimate oppurtunity structure. They realised that within certain subcultures it was possible to make a career out of crime, which allowed criminals to obtain mainstr ...

(2 pages) 124 2 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Contemporary Art with a Message

m raises low art to the level of high art, it also allows folks who control the media to cash in on subculture. Andy Warhol made a joke of it, but Keith Haring turned the tables. When this Graffiti ar ...

(4 pages) 41 0 4.3 Oct/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

Culture and Music Paper

ld include clothing, food, and art to name a few. Music is a distinct, diverse culture in itself, a subculture. Each musical era had its own code of values, social forms, and material traits.The Grego ...

(2 pages) 58 1 4.3 Jul/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Define identity, social counstruction and society

s individuals 'labeling of themselves as member of particular groups, such as nation, social class, subculture, gender and so forth.Question 2Social construction of identity can be defined as a proces ...

(1 pages) 91 0 5.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Gender Dysphoria: A Mini-Ethnography

The transsexual subculture of America believes that their gender dysphoria is biological. Transsexuals often take st ... take steps to match their physical attributes to their gender identity. Typically, members of this subculture are very isolated and have very few resources from which to draw.According to material pr ...

(4 pages) 26 0 1.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

"Australian society is a tolerant society which readily accepts difference." Discuss.

Argentine culture, his attitudes and experiences are expressed in migrating to Australia in 1962.A subculture within the multicultural Australian society is that which is practiced by the Argentinean ...

(4 pages) 42 0 4.5 Oct/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology

"Homeless in Lancaster" (Ethnography of a Subculture)

(Prompt) - Objective - Write an ethnography outlining a culture or subculture of local people in the area you live.My Observation, Research, and Field Work of the home ... have found ingenious ways to survive without community support.The homeless in our community have a subculture all their own. They live by a different set of social rules and structure. There is a hie ... have found ingenious ways to survive without community support.The homeless in our community have a subculture all their own. They live by a different set of social rules and structure. There is a hie ...

(18 pages) 56 0 3.8 Mar/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology

What communications barriers could arise between youth and police?

eferring to the lack of understanding and the feeling of mistrust by society as a whole towards the subculture of youth, its values and attitudes.The belief "in the criminal waywardness of our young p ... They suggest that a "lack of coherent action in dealing with the plight of the young, has created a subculture who (is) truly disenchanted with the present system… (and is) alienated from key s ...

(10 pages) 104 1 3.0 Jun/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Sporting Evolution

unities. What one explanation can we credit for this evolution in sports entertainment? We have the subculture of supporting sports fans that contribute their hard earned income into the leading sourc ... ontribute their hard earned income into the leading source of entertainment in the world today.This subculture exists worldwide and unites cities, states, and at times countries, to compete against ri ...

(6 pages) 31 0 5.0 Jun/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Violence In Sports

ident and Executive Editor of the sports cable network ESPN claims, "Sports have moved from being a subculture to becoming a major force in America's social and cultural landscape. (Tharp, Brownlee)". ...

(10 pages) 109 0 2.0 Jul/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports