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Many people think that … is the culture of those
who are dissatisfied with their place in society.
Different subcultures have their own beliefs, value
systems, fashion, and … music.
For example the subculture of Rastafairians … on
nostalgia for a lost word.
They idealized Africa. Rastafairians were AfroCaribbean … in Britain.
They wanted their members … distinctive clothes,
camouflage jackets, large hats in the red, gold and
green colours of Ethiopia and put their long, uncut
hair in dreadlocks.
They brought to us such … types as reggae and hiphop.
Many subcultures developed as a result of music
fusion of black and white…
Skinheads … heavy boots, jeans and braces and
shave their hair or cut it very short.
Skinheads dreamed about the revival of the
traditional … class culture.
Skinheads … with extreme right wing views.
There … many other subcultures such as Hippies,
Punks, Mods, Rockers, Ravers and many others.
…, they were young people with low self-respect,
who did poorly at school.
They opposed the… world in which they were settled
as fiasco elements.
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READING 1
A. Music of the modern
youth
B. Distinctive features
C. Stereotypes about
subcultures
D. Violence and cruelty
E. Difficult to be one of them
F. Conflicts between
subcultures
G. Some common things
between subcultures
H. Development of
subcultures
1. Subcultures began to appear in the last century. First that was
Western Europe and the USA where different youth groupings were
formed. Later the fashion spread around other countries.
2. The different groups are differentiated by behaviour, clothing,
hairstyles, musical tastes and, sometimes by the way they speak.
3. Music is what makes people be united very often. So, different
subcultures prefer different music as well as their special way of
clothing or something else.
4. Youth culture is a lot more commercial than it was years ago. To be
part of a certain culture you have to have the fashion, it has to be the
fashion, the music, and that’s all part of the culture. And the thing is,
fashion is so expensive that you find that a lot of young people who
haven’t money, they will go out and they will do all sort of things just
to get their fashion.
5. When people want only destroy property, particularly cultural objects, they are called vandals. Very often subcultures are associated
with aggressiveness. They are considered to commit cruel actions and
there are many facts in mass media that prove the events.
6. The opinion of people about subcultures depends on the facts
broadcasted by mass media (on TV or Internet). However. It’s not
always truthful. We shouldn’t mix all the subcultures up and
consider them like something entirely formed. They are different. By
the way, there is no "standard person" who has a perfect balance of
all aspects of personality and interests. Everyone is different.
7. No doubt, members of different subcultures are different. But what
helps them to be similar? The aims – all of them what to be
individuals, to realize their personal views and to find their own place
in the world.
READING 2
What’s the difference between an old hippie and a new hippie?
Once a hippie, always a hippie? These and similar questions are the
source of much debate today.
To answer this question, let’s see what defines a hippie. Some
say it’s the way people dress, and behave, a lifestyle. Others classify
drug users and rock 'n' roll fans or those with certain radical
political views as hippies. The dictionary defines a hippie as one who
doesn’t conform to society’s standards and advocates a liberal
attitude and lifestyle. Can all these definitions be right?
To understand the Way of the Hippie, we must look at those
circumstances that preceded the birth of the hippie movement, the
important events that changed our lives.
Hippies don’t impose their beliefs on others. Instead, hippies
seek to change the world through reason and by living what they
believe.
To be a hippie you must believe in peace as the way to resolve
differences among peoples, ideologies and religions. The way to
peace is through love and tolerance. Loving means accepting others
as they are, giving them freedom to express themselves and not
judging them based on appearances. This is the core of the hippie
philosophy.
Why did hippies use drugs so extensively in the past? Let's
look at the history of drug use leading up to this situation. After
World War II, the pharmaceutical industry exploded with research
into new drugs. They produced drugs to prevent disease, to cure
disease, to alleviate pain, to relieve upset stomachs, to keep you
alert, to help you to sleep, to lessen worry, to reduce hyperactivity in
children, to remove the symptoms of psychological disorders.
So in the early 60s, drugs were not seen as evil. Yes, heroin was
that bad drug that junkies were addicted to. But all the rest were
good and at least made them feel better.
Now they are not always drug users. And they think that
people have always the right of choice even in drug using…
So, being a hippie is not a matter of dress, behavior, economic
status, or social milieu. It is a philosophical approach to life that
emphasizes freedom, peace, love and a respect for others and the
earth. The way of the hippie never died. There have always been
hippies from the first time society laid down rules, to Jesus, to
Henry David Thoreau, to John Lennon. There’s a little hippy in all
of us.
The officially admitted opinion about hippies is connected with
not conforming to society’s standards and having a liberal attitude
and lifestyle.
1.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Stated
We should analyze the situation in subculture today to
understand the Way of the Hippie
2.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Stated
Hippies want other people to have the ideas and values as they
have.
3.
A. True
4.
B. False
C. Not Stated
Peace is possible only with the help of being a hippie.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Stated
Tolerance and love can help to resolve religious and racial
differences between people and lead to peace.
5.
A. True
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B. False
C. Not Stated
Hippies used drugs because they had many illnesses.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Stated
Philosophical approach to life is connected with dress,
behavior, economic status, or social situation.
7.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Stated