Subculture Identity

CLUSTER CONTENTS

WIKI ENTRY eHow, “How to Become a Geek”
INTERVIEW Deborah Solomon, “Patti Smith: She Is a Punk Rocker”

Are you a geek? Are you a punk rocker? Oftentimes, people identify themselves as part of a subculture based on shared interests, activities, and hobbies. Cliques in high school can be considered identity subcultures: nerds, jocks, stoners, goths, preps, band geeks. Subcultures are often defined by clothing, attitudes, lingo, and behavior. The following pair of readings: a wiki how-to piece and an interview with a cult-hero musician, deals with subcultures and their relationships to identity.