The social meaning of a subculture, any subculture, has in its
             development two distinct and separate elements. The emergence of subculture
             is always a reaction against, or an opposition to a dominant culture. When
             a large group, typically of similar demographics, feels that the main
             stream culture is no longer connected to their own needs, desires, or
             individual experiences, this group bands together and moves toward the
             creation of a subculture. This is the second element of a subculture, the
             creation of an individual and unique cultural expression which is all their
             own. Rather than becoming a part of the larger social order, the group
             feels the need for their own cultural experiences, style or language
             communication, and their own social identity.
             Over the course of the last 4 decades, this cycle has repeated itself
             in three significant trends. While these three emergent subcultures are not
             the only three to have occurred in the last 40 years, these three had
             significant influence on the dominant social order of their time, and have
             created lasting ripples in the global social dynamics.
             The first significant subculture was the rock and roll generation of
             the 60's. This group felt left out of the major dominant conservative and
             fairly homogeneous culture which controlled most aspects of accepted' life
             and lifestyle. The message of this generation was that of rebellion against
             social order and conformity, and toward the establishment of personal
             individuality. The mid 70's brought another reaction against social order.
             This subculture, whose music was called new wave' again, looked for
             personal identity in a society which had not changed, but was still
             unappealing to younger desires for individualism and personal identify.
             This generation however, also looked at the previous subculture which had
             been assimilated into the dominant culture, and became cynical of r...