List of subcultures - Definition and Overview

This is a list of subcultures.

• Fandom
  • Furry fandom
  • Trekkie
  • Otaku
• Expatriates
• Hacker
• Import scene
• Gamer
• Religious subcultures
  • purported cults
• Bohemianism
• Freak scene
• New Age culture
• High school subcultures, sometimes associated with a youth movement
• Youth movements, frequently associated with a musical style, such as
  • Artscene
  • Mods
  • Rockers
  • Teds
  • Skinheads
  • Raggare
  • Punk
    • Emo
    • Hardcore
    • Streetpunk
  • Disco
  • Straight Edge
  • Hip-hop
  • Demoscene
  • Rave scene
  • Hippies
  • Rap
  • Grungers
  • Goths
  • Scooterboys
• Sexual subcultures such as
  • BDSM subculture
  • Queer culture
  • Swinging
  • Sexual fetish subculture
    • Leather subculture
• Nudism
• "Outsider" subcultures such as
  • body modification and tattoo subcultures
  • Biker gangs such as the Hell's Angels
  • "vampire" subculture
• Thematic subcultures
  • Cyberpunk
  • Steampunk
• Illegal drug subcultures
• Criminal subcultures, such as pickpockets and thieves

Fictional subcultures

• In the book, and later movie, The Outsiders, there are the Socs (rich teenagers) and Greasers (poor ones), named after the grease in their hair. In Grease (musical) and the song 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) the same term is used.
• A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess features a fictional youth subculture called nadsat.

See also:

• History of subcultures in the 20th century