Outlaw motorcycle clubsPunk subculture
Goth culture (contemporary)
Body-building culture
Hacker culture
Queer culture
Rude boy culture
Deaf culture
Surf culture
Juggalo
Straight Edge
Otaku
Skateboard/BMX culture
We will have the Turnitin dropboxes later on Monday.
There will be a list of Turnitin ids on the website.
Questions/instructions on the next page:
Questions:

1. Which group did you choose? Why did you pick that group?
2. What is the dominant identity of the group?
3. What is the group’s relationship to the larger society?
4. Give a brief history of the group.
5. How do members join? Do they need to qualify in some respect?
6. How do the members distinguish themselves from the rest of society?
7. If the group for youth, do they “age-out” of the group, or does affiliation continue into adulthood?
8. What about “wannabes”? What is the benefit of being a wannabe? How is their relationship with the larger society different from that of group members?
9. Critical thinking; the most important part:
Do you belong to this group, or do you know someone who belongs to this group?
Assuming you qualify, would you join this group? Why or why not?

Do not paste this into your paper:
Help with responding to last question: If you know of someone in this group, you can draw on their experience to help you with this response. If not, then reflect on what it means to be in a society – how individuals shape society and how societies shape individuals. How people get into groups and how people leave groups.
Think about Durkheim’s concept of “anomie” which you read about in Chapter 3 of the text last week and the idea of “outsiders”. Groups have differing relationships to society.
What are the benefits to you for membership? What are the costs (negatives) for belonging to this group?