Assignment:
Identify a subculture that you are part of (or if you cannot identify one in your own experience, describe a friend or relative's subculture). Please respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
1. What language, jargon, slang, or specialized terms are attached to your group?
2. What common values does the group hold?
3. What common experiences are shared that nonmembers do not experience?
4. How does this group identified affect your individual identity?
5. What do people (and you) get out of belonging to this subculture or group?