subculture

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S0837100 (sŭb′kŭl′chər)n.1. A cultural subgroup differentiated by status, ethnic background, residence, religion, or other factors that functionally unify the group and act collectively on each member.2. One culture of microorganisms derived from another.

sub·cul′tur·al adj.

subculture

n 1. (Sociology) a subdivision of a national culture or an enclave within it with a distinct integrated network of behaviour, beliefs, and attitudes 2. (Microbiology) a culture of microorganisms derived from another culture vb (Microbiology) (tr) to inoculate (bacteria from one culture medium) onto another medium subˈcultural adj

sub•cul•ture

(n. ˈsʌbˌkʌl tʃər; v. sʌbˈkʌl tʃər)

n., v. -tured, -tur•ing. n. 1. a. a group having social, economic, ethnic, or other traits distinctive enough to distinguish it from others within the same culture or society. b. the cultural patterns distinctive of such a group. 2. a bacterial culture derived from a strain that has been recultivated on a different medium. v.t. 3. to cultivate (a bacterial strain) again on a different medium. [1895–1900] sub•cul′tur•al, adj. sub•cul′tur•al•ly, adv.

subculture

Past participle: subcultured
Gerund: subculturing

Imperative
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Present
I subculture
you subculture
he/she/it subcultures
we subculture
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Preterite
I subcultured
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Present Continuous
I am subculturing
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Present Perfect
I have subcultured
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Past Continuous
I was subculturing
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Past Perfect
I had subcultured
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Future
I will subculture
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Future Perfect
I will have subcultured
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Future Continuous
I will be subculturing
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Present Perfect Continuous
I have been subculturing
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he/she/it has been subculturing
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Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been subculturing
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Past Perfect Continuous
I had been subculturing
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Conditional
I would subculture
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Past Conditional
I would have subcultured
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Thesaurus

Noun

subculture - a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefssocial group - people sharing some social relationculture, civilisation, civilization - a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization"suburbia - suburbanites considered as a cultural class or subcultureyouth culture - young adults (a generational unit) considered as a cultural class or subculturepsychedelia - the subculture of users of psychedelic drugs

Translations

Subkulturυποκουλτούρα

subculture

any system of beliefs, values and norms which is shared and actively participated in by an appreciable minority of people within a particular culture. The relationship of the subculture to the so-called dominant culture has been identified as one of subordination and relative powerlessness. Power relations are therefore an important dimension of any sociological consideration of subculture.

Subcultures have been examined in terms of ETHNICITY, CLASS, DEVIANCE and YOUTH CULTURE. R. MERTON constructed a typology of possible responses to a dysjunction between means and goals. These responses might give rise to a number of different subcultures. S. Cohen (1971) has noted the emergence of a succession of youth subcultures in the postwar era, for example, in Britain, ‘Teds’, ‘Mods’, ‘Rockers’ and ‘Punks’. It has been suggested that such subcultures serve as ‘magical solutions’ to the problems created for young working-class people in contemporary Western societies (Brake, 1980). They serve to provide a means of establishing both individual and group identity They are discernible largely through stylistic expression, particularly language, demeanour, music, dress and dance.

Subcultures, like culture generally, are the result of collective creativity and are therefore subject to historical change and transformation. Feminist theorists such as McRobbie and Garber (1976), McRobbie (1991) have noted that gender is rarely considered in the study of subcultures. They have raised important questions concerning the relationship of young women to youth subcultures. See also CULTURAL STUDIES, CULTURAL CAPITAL, CULTURAL DEPRIVATION, CULTURAL LAG, CULTURAL (AND LINGUISTIC) RELATIVISM.

subculture

[sub´kul-chur] 1. a culture of bacteria derived from another culture.2. a group whose members share characteristics, have similar needs, and develop behavioral norms not common to all members of the larger cultural group within which the smaller group exists.

sub·cul·ture

(sŭb-kŭl'chūr), 1. A culture made by transferring to a fresh medium microorganisms from a previous culture; a method used to prolong the life of a particular strain where there is a tendency to degeneration in older cultures. 2. To make a fresh culture with material obtained from a previous one.

subculture

(sŭb′kŭl′chər)n.1. A cultural subgroup differentiated by status, ethnic background, residence, religion, or other factors that functionally unify the group and act collectively on each member.2. One culture of microorganisms derived from another.

sub·cul′tur·al adj.

sub·cul·ture

(sŭb'kŭl-chŭr) 1. A culture made by transferring to a fresh medium microorganisms from a previous culture; a method used to prolong the life of a particular strain where there is a tendency to degeneration in older cultures or to transfer organisms to a medium containing nutrients, reagents, dyes, or other substances to favor growth or facilitate identification. 2. To make a fresh culture with material obtained from a previous one.

sub·cul·ture

(sŭb'kŭl-chŭr) 1. A culture made by transferring to a fresh medium microorganisms from a previous culture. 2. To make a fresh culture with material obtained from a previous one.

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noun a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs

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