History of subcultures

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thumb|250px|The term may come from the look of a sunburned neck. Redneck is a derogatory term mainly applied to white Americans perceived to be crass and unsophisticated, closely associated with rural whites of the southern United States. Its meaning possibly stems from the sunburn found on farmers' necks dating back to the late 19th century. Authors Joseph Flora and Lucinda MacKethan describe the stereotype as follows: Redneck is a derogatory term currently applied to some lower-class and working-class southerners. The term, which came into common usage in the 1930s, is derived from the red

loosely organized group of youth in Nazi Germany

thumb|Beat, Beat, Beat (1959) by William F. Brown (writer)|William F. Brown

thumb|A 1902 illustration of a Columbia University student, containing many of the attributes stereotypically associated with the preppy subculture

music and dance movement that emerged, initially in Northern England in the late 1960s

early 1970s subculture in the United Kingdom and Ireland; offshoot of skinhead subculture

The Swing Youth () were a youth counterculture of jazz and swing lovers in Germany formed in Hamburg in 1939. Primarily active in Hamburg and Berlin, they were composed of 14- to 21-year-old Germans, mostly middle or upper-class students, but also including some in the working class. They admired the "American way of life", defining themselves in swing music and opposing Nazism, especially the Hitler Youth (). They loosely structured themselves into “clubs” with names such as the Harlem Club, the OK Gang, and the Hot Club. This underground subculture, distinctly nonconformist with a focus on A

American 1940s subculture

London Underground newspaper (1966-1973)

isolated phone booth

The zazous were a subculture in France during World War II. They were young people expressing their individuality by wearing big or garish clothing (similar to the zoot suit fashion in America a few years before) and dancing wildly to swing jazz. Men wore large striped lumber jackets, while women wore short skirts, striped stockings and heavy shoes, and often carried umbrellas.

thumbnail|Nozems on a moped. thumb|A Nozem couple, 26 December 1960 Nozem () was a term during the 1950s and 1960s to describe self-conscient, rebellious youth, often aggressive and considered problematic by authorities in the Netherlands. It was the earliest modern Dutch subculture, related to the Teddy Boy movement in the UK and the greasers in the United States. It was followed by the Provos.

London-based group of young aristocrats and socialites in the 20th century

Paninaro () was a social phenomenon in northern Italy during the 1980s that was characterized by an obsession with designer clothing and adherence to a lifestyle based on luxury consumption.

British slang term

any person who identifies with the original British skinhead subculture of the 1960s

anti-Nazi gangs of children and young adults based in Leipzig during the Nazi period of Germany

cultural scene and subculture that was part of the hippie movement in California