List of subcultures
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This is a list of subcultures.
A
- Anarcho-punk – Subgenre of punk rock[1]
B
- Ball culture – Black and Latino LGBT subculture in the United States[2]
- B-boys and b-girls – Style of street dance[3]
- BDSM – Erotic practices involving domination and sadomasochism[4]
- Beat Generation – Literary movement and beatniks[5]
- Bikers, see motorcycle clubs and outlaw motorcycle clubs[6]
- Bikini boys – Polish youth sub-culture[8]
- Bills[9]
- Biopunk – Science fiction genre that focuses on technological use of life studies[10][11]
- Birdwatching – Amateur observation of birds[12]
- Bobby soxer – 1940s American female youth subcultures[13]
- Bodybuilding – Control and development of musculature[14]
- Bro – Subculture of young men[15]
- Brony fandom – Fans of My Little Pony[16][17]
- Bodgies & Widgies – Youth sub culture Australia and NZ[18]
- Bogan – Unrefined or unsophisticated person[19]
C
- Casuals – Subsection of association football culture[20]
- Chonga – Term for an expressive and sexually liberated woman[21]
- Cosplay – Type of performance arters[22]
- Crust punk – Music genres[23]
- Cryptozoology – Pseudoscience that studies creatures[24]
- Cyberpunk – Science fiction subgenre in a futuristic dystopian setting[25]
- Cybergoth – Fashion subculture of goth and cyberpunk[26]
- Cholos & Cholas – Mexican-American subculture[27]
- Chav – Stereotype of anti-social youth dressed in sportswears[28]
D
- Dark culture – Umbrella term for dark subcultures[29]
- Dark academia – Subculture centered on Gothic and classic education[30]
- Deadhead – Dedicated fan of the Grateful Dead and/or spinoff bands from the Grateful Dead[31]
- Deaf culture[32]
- Decora – Contemporary Japanese fashion trends[33]
- Demoscene – Computer art subculture[34]
- DiY – Building, modifying, or repairing, without the aid of experts or professionals[35]
- Dizelaši – 1990s Serbian subculture[28]
- Drag – Gender-defying art[36]
- Dresiarz – Polish term for a specific subculture of young males[37]
E
F
- Fandom – Subculture composed of fans sharing a common interest[42]
- Flapper – 1920s women's subcultures[43]
- Flat Earth Society – Anti-scientific belief[44][45][46]
- Freak scene – 1960s scene centered in Southern California[47]
- Furry fandom – Subculture interested in anthropomorphic animals[48]
- Frikis – Cuban punk subculture[49]
G
- Gabber – Subgenre of hardcore music[50]
- Glam rock – Genre of rock music[51]
- Glam metal – Genre of heavy metal music[52]
- Gopnik – Russian term for a juvenile delinquent[53]
- Goth subculture – Contemporary musical subculture[54]
- Graffiti writers – Drawings and paintings on walls[55]
- Greaser – 1950s and 60s youth subculture in the United States[56]
- Grebo – Subgenre of alternative rock[57]
- Grunge – Genre of rock music[58]
- Guido – Derogatory term for working-class Italian Americans[59]
- Gutter punk – Punk subculture[60]
- Gyaru – Japanese fashion subculture[61]
H
- Hacker – Subculture of individuals[62]
- Halbstarke – Term describing a 1950s German youth subculture[63]
- Hardcore punk – Aggressive and fast subgenre of punk rock[64]
- Hardline – Subculture that advocates a biocentric worldview[65]
- Heavy metal subculture – Culture of heavy metal fans[66]
- Hip hop (culture) – Subculture including music, dance and graffiti,[28]
- Hippie – 1960s subculture[67]
- Hipster – American jazz subculture – 1940s subculture[68]
- Hipster – Subculture defined by claims to authenticity and uniqueness – contemporary subculture[68]
- Hobo – Migratory worker or homeless vagabond[69]
I
- Incelcore – Internet music microgenre inspired by incel culture
- Incroyables and merveilleuses – Fashionable aristocratic subculture in Paris during the French Directory (1795–1799)[70]
- Indie – Late 2000s-early 2010s aesthetic trend[71]
- Industrial – Music genre[72]
J
L
- Lad culture – British and Irish subculture[79]
- La Sape – Sartorial subculture centered on the Congolese cities of Kinshasa and Brazzaville[80]
- Leather subculture – Subculture involving leather garments[81]
- Live Action Role-Players (LARPers) – Game with physically enacted role-play[82]
- Losties – American television series (2004–2010)[83][84]
- Lolita – Japanese fashion style[22][85]
M
N
- New Romantic – 1970s popular culture movement originating in the UK[92]
- New Age travellers – Category of people in the UK living alternative lifestyles[93]
- Nudism/Naturism – Practice and advocacy of social nudity[94]
O
P
- Pachuco – Anti-assimilationist Chicano counterculture[98]
- Paninaro – Italian subculture of designer clothing[99]
- Pintos and pintas – Member of a Chicano subculture[100]
- Pokemón – Mid-2000s Chilean youth subculture[101]
- Plural identity – Individuals with multiple personalities[102]
- Preppy – Modern, widespread subculture in the United States[103]
- Psychedelia – 1960s subculture related to the use of psychedelics[104][105] and psychonauts[106][107]
- Punk subculture – Anti-establishment subculture[108]
R
- Raggare – Car-centered subculture beginning in the 1950s in Sweden and Northern Europe[109]
- Railfan – Rail transport enthusiast[110][111]
- Densha Otaku – Railfans in Japan[112]
- Trainspotters – Trainspotter subculture[113]
- Rave – Dance party[114]
- Riot grrrl – Underground feminist punk movement[115]
- Rivethead – Subculture of industrial dance music[65]
- Rockabilly – Early style of rock and roll music[116]
- Rocker – Biker subculture members in the United Kingdom[117]
- Role-playing game – Game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional settingrs[118]
- Rude boy – Jamaican street subculture since 1960s[116][119]
S
- Scene – Youth subculture[120]
- Scooterboy – Member of one of several scooter-related subcultures of the 1960s[121]
- Scouting – Youth movement[122]
- Seapunk – Internet subculture[123]
- Sharpies – Members of Australian youth gangs (1960s–1970s)[124]
- Skater – Subgenre of punk rock[125][126]
- Skinhead – Working-class youth subculture[127]
- Gay skinhead – Gay subculture,[127]
- Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice – Group of skinheads opposing racism[128]
- Suedehead – Early-1970s offshoot of skinhead subculture in the United Kingdom and Ireland[130]
- Trojan skinhead – Cultural identity in the UK[131]
- White power skinhead – Neo-Nazi or white supremacist skinhead subculture[132]
- Soulboy – Music youth subculture[133]
- Steampunk – Subgenre of science fiction[134]
- Stilyaga – 1940s-1960s Soviet youth counterculture movement[135]
- Straight edge – Subculture of hardcore punk[136]
- Surf – Culture associated with the sport of surfing[137]
- Swingjugend – Group of jazz and swing lovers in Nazi Germany
T
- Teenybopper – Young teenager who follows adolescent trends in music, fashion, and culture[138]
- Teddy Boy – Members of a British youth subculture[139]
- Tombakowa młodzież – Polish youth sub-culture[140]
- Trekkie – Fan of the Star Trek franchise[141]
V
- Visual kei – Category of Japanese musicians[142]
W
- Warez scene – Organized network of pirate groups[143][144]
Z
See also
- History of modern Western subcultures
- Outline of culture – Social behavior and norms of a society
- List of fandom names
- Youth subculture – Subcultures associated with young people