Citizen participation

How do teenagers express themselves on your opinion?

Subculture is ...

A subculture is a group of people with the same interests, the same beliefs, value systems,

style and

they like the same music.

What subcultures do you know?

Subcultures subdivide into some groups. What are they?

Computers:What moments unite young people in subcultures?

Music:Modern Art: Sport:

Unsocial activity: Philosophy outlook: Social-active persons :

Hackers, GamersGraffers, Break-dancers

VolunteersPunks, Skinheads

Goths, Rockers

Bikers, Parcures, Snowboarders

Hippies, Emos

They choose subculture because they want (to) …

Dick: I think, the inspiration to form a youth culture comes out of fashion, style and music. If young people enter some subcultures, they would like to develop their own style distinct from others. Some of them would like just to show off.

Roger: When you’re 14, 15, 16, 17, you want to know who you are and try out all sort of options. The way you look, or the way you dress will tell you and everybody else something about the person you need to be.

Tracy: In many ways the elder generation cannot understand the younger, because so much has increased in complexity. Besides, the youth always tend to change the world to the best. If not, they would like to express themselves.

Anthony: It seems to the kids that the parents are always saying NO! That everything about us, our hair,

our music, our clothes, the way we talk, all are considered as bad. So, we rebel against the older

generation. As a result, by joining groups, we oppose to the society.

Teenagers choose subculture because they would like …

• to show off• to change the world to the best• to rebel against the older generation• to have their own values and beliefs• to be in a collective• to oppose to the society• to express themselves• to know who they are• to develop their own style distinct from others• to try out all sort of options• to spend their spare time

Positive and negative characteristics of subcultures

shocking looks bad image

communication with friends common interests self-expression

rebellion against the society rejection of everything protest against the parents

changing the world to the best new styles of musicspending spare time

teens’ violence and aggressiveness

Express your attitude towards groups and subcultures

F.ex.: On the one hand, I approve of joining subgroups.• To my mind, it’s very good to change the world to the best.• I think it’s correct that teenagers have their own values and beliefs.• But, on the other hand, I don’t approve teenagers opposing to the

society.• More than that, they show off and can be aggressive and even cruel.

For Hesitate Against

I approve of … On the one hand, I approve of …

I disapprove of …

I like that … To my mind, it’s … I don’t like that …

Besides, they … I think it’s correct that … More than that …

… seems to me right. On the other hand, it’s …

It isn’t right to …

They exist only for the best.

More than that, they … … is all wrong.

Thank you for your attention!