Some subcultures unite young
people with similar economic status.
J Clarke (1976) stated that 'Skinhead'
cultures join to release their frustration
at being poor and unemployed.
Ethnicity
Ethnicity clearly links some groups of
young people. Music, style and dance
link people of similar ethnicities
Gender
In the past, subcultures
used to be gender specific.
McRobbie and Garber (1976) referred
to this as the bedroom culture
They identified a strong culture among youth teenage
girls. This culture was based around romance, fashion
and the private domestic space of the girls' bedrooms.
This has become known as the 'bedroom culture