Definition of subcultures Subcultures
/sʌˈbkʌˌlʧɚz/ - [subkulcherz] -
We found 3 definitions of subcultures from 2 different sources.
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What does subcultures mean?
Wiktionary 
- subcultures (Noun)
Plural of subculture.
Part of speech
🔤- subcultures, verb, present, 3rd person singular of subculture (infinitive).
- subcultures, noun, plural of subculture.
WordNet
NounPlural: subcultures |
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| subculture - a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs | ||
| social group people sharing some social relation | ||
| civilisation, civilization, culture a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations); "the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization" | ||
| suburbia suburbanites considered as a cultural class or subculture | ||
| youth culture young adults (a generational unit) considered as a cultural class or subculture | ||
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Wiktionary
- subculture (Noun)
A portion of a culture distinguished by its customs or other features. - subculture (Noun)
A culture made by transferring microorganisms from a previous culture to a fresh growth medium. - subculture (Verb)
To transfer microorganisms to a fresh growth medium in order to start a new culture.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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subculture
sub-kul′tūr, n. in bacteriology, a culture derived from a previous one
Wikipedia 
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A subculture is a group of people with a culture (whether distinct or hidden) which makes them different from the larger culture that they belong to, known as the "dominate" culture. If a subculture is described as opposing the dominant culture, it may be described as a counterculture. As Ken Gelder notes, subcultures are social, with their own shared rules, values and rituals, but they can also seem self-involved—another thing that makes them different from countercultures.
Identifying subcultures.
Subcultures can be shown to be different because of the age, race, ethnicity, social class, location, or gender of the members. The qualities that determine a subculture as different from each other may be linguistic, aesthetic, religious, political, sexual, geographical, or a combination of factors. Members of a subculture often signal each other through the use of fashion style, certain behaviors, and use of a secret language created to prevent others not in their group from understanding them (this is known as Argot). They also live out particular relations to places: Ken Gelder talks about 'subcultural geographies' along these lines.
The study of subcultures often involves the study of symbolism attached to clothing, music and other visible things by members of subcultures, and also the ways that these same symbols are seen and understood by members of the dominate culture. Subcultures have been documented by others for a long time. In some cases—such as homeless people, crimi
Part of speech
🔤- subculture, verb, present, 1st person singular of subculture (infinitive).
- subculture, verb (infinitive).
- subculture, noun, singular of subcultures.
