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nevelica

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Define subculture and counterculture. Provide modern examples of each.
 
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Question 2

From a functionalist perspective, deviance is always functional.
 
  a. True
 b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false



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Answer to Question 1

A subculture is a category of people who share distinguishing attributes, beliefs, values, and/or norms that set them apart in some significant manner from the dominant culture. Emerging from the functionalist tradition, this concept has been applied to distinctions ranging from ethnic, religious, regional, and age-based categories to those categories presumed to be deviant or marginalized from the larger society. Some subcultures actively oppose the larger society. A counterculture is a group that strongly rejects dominant societal values and norms and seeks alternative lifestyles.

Answer to Question 2

False



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