Youth Subcultures uses a cultural studies lens to explore contemporary American youth subcultures such as skateboarding, punk, Goth, and raves in a brief, flexible, and inexpensive reader. Explores contemporary American youth subcultures. Skateboarding, ,Punk, Goth, Raves. General Interest: Youth Subcultures

Rhetorical Contents

vii

Thematic Contents

xiii

Preface

xv

INTRODUCTION

1

(4)

CHAPTER 1 Roots and Origins

5

(48)

Michael Dennis, Youth Activism in the 1990's

5

(13)

Catherine Walsh, The Rainbow Family Gathering

18

(3)

G. Beato, The Lords of Dogtown

21

(15)

*Yoly A. Carrillo and Arielle Greenberg, Norteña Slang Dictionary

36

(2)

Deena Weinstein, Heavy Metal's Proud Pariahs

38

(15)

CHAPTER 2 Fitting in and Coming Together

53

(45)

Sasha Vliet, The Bboy Style on the Eastside

53

(11)

Rob Maitra, The Homeless Community of the Piers

64

(8)

Mimi Nguyen, Thoughts on the Movie Afro-Punk

72

(5)

*Heidi Schubert, Where We Belong: A Report on Anime Central 2004

77

(9)

Kylie Lee, My Life as an Enterprise Slash Writer

86

(12)

CHAPTER 3 Myths and Truths

98

(50)

Amy Wilkins, From Geeks to Freaks: Goth and the Middle Class

99

(5)

J. Patrick Williams, How the Internet Is Changing Straightedge

104

(12)

*Sarah Norton, My Night as a Wiccan: Dusting Away the Stereotypes

116

(5)

Natalie Porter, She Rips When She Skates: Female Skateboarders as Active Subcultural Participants

121

(15)

*Zhi Zhu, A Different View of Hackers

136

(12)

CHAPTER 4 Merchandise, Commercialism, and Co-opting the Scene

148

(42)

Adrienne Lai, Towards a Critical Understanding of "Asian Cute Culture"

149

(11)

*Emily Lamison, So Emo It Hurts

160

(10)

*Christina Robinson, Economic Status and Raving

170

(9)

Robert Rundquist, Street Skateboarding and the Government Stamp of Approval

179

(11)

CHAPTER 5 Dropping Out and Dropping Back in

190

(44)

Jerry Adler, The Graying of Aquarius

191

(5)

Johanna M. Hoadley, Growing Up and Out of the Rave Scene

196

(7)

Melissa McCray Pattacini, Deadheads Yesterday and Today: An Audience Study

203

(9)

John Lennon, Too Dirty to Be a Hobo?

212

(11)

Robert T Wood, A Straightedger's Journey

223

(11)

Credits

234

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