“Imagine the subculture of the future”

Type :

School essay

Pages :

3 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

05/18/2007

Category :

Political science

Sub category :

Social sciences

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Summary :

Introduction
An increasingly hybrid global culture
Technological advances and cultural differences
The only ones able to resist these changes
The lucrative aspect of the specific future subculture
Conclusion

Abstract

It is hard to determine which subculture is likely to become dominant in the future (or at least very popular), considering the plethora of influences and socioeconomic factors that play a role in the emergence of new subcultural forms. Moreover, no subculture is static: they all evolve and some are likely to experience a very short period of true dynamism, quickly losing steam. But there is one trend common to almost every subculture: they are increasingly confronted with the problem of "mediatization" and publicity. This struggle to resist commercialization - as was the case with the Punk movement - will constantly grow in the future. Therefore the question is: to what point will subcultures be able to resist "collaborating" with the dominant system, making them in the end, part of mass culture? As is already the case with many subcultures, their increasing acceptance and diffusion throughout "dominant" society can lead to a widespread disagreement between subgenres of the same subculture. Seeking to outrage propriety by developing alternative lifestyles will become a real challenge in the future. The following imaginary future scenario will develop the idea of two particular forms of subculture.