TEENAGERS IN THE MODERN WORLD

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Contents How do teens express their individuality? What your attitude to members to various subcultures? What the general at teenagers in Russia and other countries? Subculture Why Do Teens Choose a Subculture? Problems of youth Values of teenagers

How do teens express their individuality? Young people have a particular relationship with the world. There are many groupings that interests different from those of the mainstream culture. A particular cultural groping is a way for young people to express their individuality

What your attitude to members to various subcultures? I dont really like skinheads for their racist ideal. But on whole I think that all people have the right to self-expression and to choose their own style. I think every subcultures has its own interesting points. I like bikers way of life. It seems to me that they have more freedom and I think that riding a bike is great. I suppose that it is very exciting to be a hacker but at the same time it is rather dangerous as they sometimes do illegal things. I cant understand people who dont like hippies. They are only want to change this world for the best.

What the general at teenagers in Russia and other countries? Russia teenager is sporty as British teens are. Russia teenager like American teenagers, reads a lot. Russia teenager is friendly like teens all over the world. Russia teenager thinks about health as British teens do. Russia teenager considers griendship very important as any European teen does.

Why Do Teens Choose a Subculture? To express themselves To express my own identify To developed my own style distinct from other To show off To identify with a particular subculture To know who they are To support a … attitude and lifestyle To change the world to the best To try out all sort of options To protest against the parents

Subculture Skinhead Biker Hippie Rocker Goth Mod Hacker Punk Raver

Skinhead They cut their hair shorter than others do. The majority of them are working class, patriotic, reggae and football fanatics, and very uninterested in politics.

Biker All persons who ride 2 or sometimes 3 wheeled motorized vehicles and who identify themselves with a particular subculture.

Hippie Some classify these types of people like drug users and rock and roll funs, since their behaviors differ from social norms.

Rocker A young person who wears a leather jacket, army boots and a cowboy hat just to show off. He is associated with something rebellious.

Goth The members of this subculture wear the blackest black, with a lot of silver jewellery and have very black hair and look as thin and pale as possible. Music

Mod These people developed their own style distinct from others. A person has college- style hair, a neat white shirt, a short jacket, or a short blazer jacket, and narrow trousers.

Hacker They are the wizards of the computer community.

Punk A young person who dresses in a shocking way to express his or her identity. He or she has brightly coloured hair and wears metal chains.

Raver These are the folks who use computer- made, synthesized music, and drugs to create massive all- night dance parties in empty warehouses.

Sometimes between subcultures there are fights.

Sometimes young people collecting that listen favourite music. Sometimes young people collecting that listen favourite music

P roblems of youth Drunkenness Smoking Narcotism

Values of teenagers Formation Family Friends The nature Each teenager has own values.