American youth culture

Курсовая работа 39 страниц, 33 источника.
Key words: youth culture, subculture, history, origin, fashion, ideology, influence, problems
Object: American youth culture
Subject: the history of different youth cultures and subcultures in the USA; their influence and problems
Methods of research: study of literature on the history of American youth culture and subcultures; analysis of their influence and problems
Purpose: to study the history and the main types of youth cultures and subcultures in the USA to understand their influence and problems

Introduction……………………………………………………………... 4
1 The history of the youth culture in the USA………………………… 6
The origin of the term “culture”………………………………. 6
Youth Culture of 18th and 19th centuries…………………….. 8
Youth Culture of 20th century……………………………........ 10
2 The most popular subcultures in the USA…………………………... 14
2.1 The definition of the term “subculture”…………………….. .. 14
2.2 The history of subcultures in the 20th century……………….. 16
2.3 The origin, fashion and ideology of subcultures…………….. 23
2.3.1 Punks……………………………………………………. 23
2.3.2 Emos…………………………………………………….. 25
2.3.3 Hip-hoppers……………………………………………... 26
2.3.3.1 Rapping and dj………………………………….. 27
2.3.3.2 Breaking…………………………………………. 28
2.3.3.3 Graffiti art……………………………………….. 29
2.3.4 Goths…………………………………………………….. 30
2.3.5 Skinheads………………………………………………... 31
2.4 The influence of subcultures and their problems……………. 33
Conclusion……………………………………………………………… 36
Bibliography……………………………………………………………. 38