Skateboarding And Its Effects On Youth Culture
Skateboarding and Its Effects on Youth Culture
Kevin V. Zuniga
John F. Kennedy Middle College
Skateboarding and
Its Effect on Youth Culture Throughout the world there seems to be an uprising of many subcultures, groups, and social classes that give diversity to the world to many communities of The United States of America and also many other countries as well. Diversity within countries is a positive factor, because of the different viewpoints and contributions they bring into society and the community as a whole. It is fairly easy to conclude on who falls into what subculture and how they are known as a person. Categorizing themselves by their appearance, style, way of judgment and act, creates subcultures that people choose to identify themselves as. The definition of a Subculture is a culture group within a larger culture, having somewhat the same beliefs and interests, but differ from those of the larger culture it is which involved. (Woolley, 2001, page 2). The variety in subcultures varies from country to country and also is based on the influences, terrains, inspiring factors, and citizens of a community. (McRobbie, 1980, page 2) Many choose to fall into these subcultures, and recognize them for their diverse unity because it is a way of expression and also self-identity.
A subculture that has been uprising since the fifty’s and are now playing a big role in society are the “skateboarders”, in the beach towns, located around southern California and now all around the world in many places that are far by to much to even count. (Chiu, 2007, page 1) Nobody knows or has yet to claim where the origination of the sport Skateboarding began or emerged. It is only known that the sport of Skateboarding gained much popularity in the dirty beach towns of Los Angles in Venice. Venice also known as “Dog Town” to many of the skaters, surfers, and junkies, out in those beaches, are what founded skating and brought the popularity to Skateboarding as
Kevin V. Zuniga
John F. Kennedy Middle College
Skateboarding and
Its Effect on Youth Culture Throughout the world there seems to be an uprising of many subcultures, groups, and social classes that give diversity to the world to many communities of The United States of America and also many other countries as well. Diversity within countries is a positive factor, because of the different viewpoints and contributions they bring into society and the community as a whole. It is fairly easy to conclude on who falls into what subculture and how they are known as a person. Categorizing themselves by their appearance, style, way of judgment and act, creates subcultures that people choose to identify themselves as. The definition of a Subculture is a culture group within a larger culture, having somewhat the same beliefs and interests, but differ from those of the larger culture it is which involved. (Woolley, 2001, page 2). The variety in subcultures varies from country to country and also is based on the influences, terrains, inspiring factors, and citizens of a community. (McRobbie, 1980, page 2) Many choose to fall into these subcultures, and recognize them for their diverse unity because it is a way of expression and also self-identity.
A subculture that has been uprising since the fifty’s and are now playing a big role in society are the “skateboarders”, in the beach towns, located around southern California and now all around the world in many places that are far by to much to even count. (Chiu, 2007, page 1) Nobody knows or has yet to claim where the origination of the sport Skateboarding began or emerged. It is only known that the sport of Skateboarding gained much popularity in the dirty beach towns of Los Angles in Venice. Venice also known as “Dog Town” to many of the skaters, surfers, and junkies, out in those beaches, are what founded skating and brought the popularity to Skateboarding as
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