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A society that built its own clubhouse and made conformity the password to nonconformity.
means A distinct group within a larger culture, sharing tastes, values, or aesthetics that set it apart from the mainstream.
from Coined in sociology around the 1940s: the Latin 'sub' (under) bolted to 'culture,' marking worlds beneath the dominant one.
Goes mainstreamMost get absorbed and sold back as fashion.
Birmingham school1970s scholars studied punks and mods seriously.
Internal rulesRebel groups often enforce their own strict codes.