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a group that has beliefs and behaviors that are different from the main groups within a culture or society
a subculture of local painters a subculture of poverty and crime
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For the really adventurous, visit the remote and roadless Laya village in the greater Himalayan range in the north of the country, one of the world's highest human settlements and a distinct subculture of Bhutan.
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Mark Lakin, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
This is a subculture that presents an easy target for cheap shots, but The Menu opts for sharp, scalpel precision in its satire.
—Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2024
Phil Hoad recreates the story for us with a great sense of pacing and style, taking in not just the main elements of the tale, but expanding his aperture to explore the larger treasure-hunting subculture.
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
Playground In Look Away, Jacob Kushner draws a disturbing portrait of the white supremacist subculture that took hold across eastern Germany in the 1990s and now is making gains at the ballot box.
—The New York Review of Books, 29 Nov. 2024
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Mark Lakin, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
This is a subculture that presents an easy target for cheap shots, but The Menu opts for sharp, scalpel precision in its satire.
—Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2024
Phil Hoad recreates the story for us with a great sense of pacing and style, taking in not just the main elements of the tale, but expanding his aperture to explore the larger treasure-hunting subculture.
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
Playground In Look Away, Jacob Kushner draws a disturbing portrait of the white supremacist subculture that took hold across eastern Germany in the 1990s and now is making gains at the ballot box.
—The New York Review of Books, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Subculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subculture. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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