IDENTITIES
A group with different beliefs, styles, or interests from the main culture.
What is a subculture?
Activities people do for enjoyment during free time.
What are leisure activities?
A youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favoured acid rock and progressive rock music.
What are hippies?
A day observed by the Irish to commemorate the patron saint of Ireland. It's celebrated on March 17th.
What is Saint Patrick's Day?
It's a lifestyle with its own fashion, music (like punk and hip-hop), and a rebellious attitude that transforms urban spaces into playgrounds.
What are skaters?
A state of being healthy, happy, and comfortable.
What is well-being?
Moving from one place to another to live or work.
What is migration?
Someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle.
What are hipsters?
The third Monday in February; commemorates both presidents Lincoln and Washington.
What is President's Day?
A British youth subculture that emerged in the 1960s, characterized by leather jackets, motorcycles, and rock music; predominantly working-class young people.
What are bikers?
The way a person or group lives, including habits, values, and choices.
What is lifestyles?
Common practices or ways of doing things in a culture.
What are customs?
Images (women) served as a symbol of home and a source of comfort and entertainment for soldiers fighting far from home.
What are pin-up girls?
The evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people.
What is Halloween?
A legal holiday in the United States. It's celebrated on the Fourth of July.
What is Independence Day?
Principles or standards of behavior; what people see as important.
What are values?
Long-established customs passed down through generations.
What are traditions?
A music-based cultural movement that emerged in the late 1970s from the post-punk scene in the UK
What are Goths?
Fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag.
What is Thanksgiving?
The day following Thanksgiving in the US, when many retailers offer significant discounts.
What is Black Friday?
Ideas people accept as true, often linked to religion or philosophy.
What are beliefs?
Ceremonies or events marking important stages in life.
What are rites pf passage?
Member of a Christian sect descended from Swiss Anabaptists, known for simple living, plain dress, and rejection of modern technology.
What are the Amish?
United States national holiday on June 19 commemorating the end of slavery/A day for the exchange of tokens of affection.
What is Juneteenth? What is Valentine's Day?
A Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox.
What is Easter?