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Noun
/ˈsəbˌkəlCHər/,
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subcultures, plural;
  1. A cultural group within a larger culture, often having beliefs or interests at variance with those of the larger culture

  1. a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs
  2. In sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a group of people with a culture (whether distinct or hidden) which differentiates them from the larger culture to which they belong, for example, if a particular subculture is characterized by a systematic opposition to the ...
  3. In biology, a subculture is either: a microbiological culture made by transferring microorganisms from a previous culture to a fresh growth medium, a method used to prolong the life of a particular strain of microorganism where there is a tendency of degeneration in older cultures; or a fresh ...
  4. (Subcultures) Broad groups of consumers within a society's culture having similar values which distinguish them from the rest of society.
  5. (Subcultures) Different cultural traditions associated with subgroups in the same complex society.
  6. A culture-within-a-culture; the somewhat distinct norms, values and behaviour of particular groups located within society. The concept of subculture implies some degree of group self-sufficiency such that individuals may interact, find employment, recreation, friends and mates within the group.
  7. sections within societies where different sets of rules, behaviour etc, are to be found.
  8. Division and transfer of a portion or inoculum of a culture to fresh medium. Sometimes used to denote the adding of fresh liquid to a suspension culture. cf inoculum; passage.
  9. A group with values and norms different from the majority culture in society. Often expressed in residential differentiation in cities. May be termed a deviant subgroup.
  10. a group within a society that sets itself apart by means of unique beliefs or behaviors.
  11. A group of people within a society who can be differentiated as a separate sub-category of a society and who also share networks of communication, identify with each other as sharing a common ideology/aesthetic/ethos and are identified as having a collective identity by mainstream society.
  12. A group of people who share a distinctive set of cultural beliefs and behaviors that differ in some significant way from that of the larger society.
  13. groups that have their own values, norms and symbols but largely blend into mainstream society.
  14. A term that describes groups or communities that deviate or differ from existing social norms. Subcultures are typically conceived of as groups of individuals who come together around shared practices and ideas that are rejected or treated with suspicion by official, mainstream culture. ...
  15. the attitudes, beliefs, values, and behavioral habits shared by a group of people within a society which differ from those of the society as a whole.
  16. In the "Use Dilution Test" for a germicide, bacteria grown in a culture medium are transferred by ring carriers to tubes containing concentrations of a germicide.  These tubes then contain the subculture.
  17. A group of people exhibiting behaviors and characteristics that distinguish them from others within a society.
  18. The distinctive symbolic environment of a criminal group, often embodying language, rituals and symbols that, when considered in relation to the study of crime and deviance, run counter to the legal constraints and conventional understandings proffered by mainstream society.
  19. A group of people with shared value systems based on common life experiences and situations.