TEENAGERS' SUBCULTURES

Skinheads

 

Skinhead – literally skin head, other words bald-headed. This is a kind of youth subculture that was formed in London in 1969 and later gets wide subdivision. Skinheads appeared from mods after mods became rather aggressive. Skinhead movement is a pro-political branch of the source subculture of mods. Skinhead movement appeared as a reaction for alteration of mods movement. Mods had no believes and values, but skinheads have their own rules, statute and ideology. They hand on political and economical life of their country, but they neglects state policy created be government and consider it as wrong one. Strictly skinhead subculture is a mix of Jamaican rude boys and British mods that is why their music is reggae and ska. Another distinctive feature of skinhead subculture is antiracism, which is surprise for most of people as normally skinheads consider being racists.

Skinheads have an ideology and values. They appreciate their work, as they feel proud about being children of working class parents and belonging to that class. They also appreciate their families as their families are their history, reminder who they are and where they came from. Friendship is another value of any skinhead, they believe that one must do his best in case if his friend need help because that's how his friend (who needs help) would do. According to music they prefer skinheads may be divided into two groups Trojan-skinheads and oi-skinheads. Trojan-skinheads prefer listen to reggae, ska and rock-steady. Oi-skinheads prefer street-punk.

Clothing style of skinheads is identical to uniform of British maritime workers of 60s: camouflage trousers, boots and T-shirts. Nowadays' skinheads wear blue jeans tucked to big black boots (or rolled up), braces and Norfolk jackets. The great deal of skinhead's appearance is his...laces. Sure it's rather unusual, you may say "Who cares about laces?" and I will say "Skinheads care" and there's a reason for it. Laces for skinhead are not just accessory but are identification mark of skinhead's belonging to one or another gang. For example if you meet white-laced-shoed skinhead be sure that this guy have already killed someone, as skinheads of our age have a very few in common with first antiracism skinheads. Brown laces are a sign of neo-Nazi skinhead. Actually one may not follow this rule but in this case he won't be considered as a real skinhead, and in case if he will meet face to face with the real one he will regret about neglecting of the lace-color rule.

 

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