Friday, September 10, 2010
Is the Mainstream Necessary?
In class I raised the idea that school uniforms are a necessary addition to the American school sysytem. I think that looking at the idea of a subculture as a way to show that one disagrees with the idealogical standard from a place of privelege in some ways is bias. I think that when we have the ability to go against what mainstream it implies that we the ability to play a semi-level playing field. Many of the impoverished youth of the world are simply looking for basic physiological needs rather than a need to identify with music or clothing styles they can simply afford. Is it a true subculture that is built out of need to ignore our pyschical needs in order to maintain my identity? I think that many subcultutes in today's society pass their information through technology. How can they see this information if they have not even been afforded the luxury of computers or books in their classroom?
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I agree that youth will tend to identify themselves with music and clothing styles but maybe its not just what they can afford. If someone is broke they can make a white tee look like a ripped up punk shirt or just keep it as fresh as possible to look like a thug. To me it seems that youth will more likely imitate the style of their friends or the people who belong in a group. Technology doesn't have to be available at all and i still think youths will dress in a style similar to their youth culture simply to belong.
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