SOCIOL 3GG3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Working Class Culture, Alien Abduction, Subculture
25 Jan 2019
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Hippies, punk, green movement, lgbt: term used liberally in 20th c, but lacked clarification, early works focused on groups/gangs of youth, with (presumed) shared value systems and norms, term group and subculture used interchangeably. Adolescent subculture also but left undefined: haefler (2014) defined subculture as: Alien abduction subcultures: beliefs about consist of identifiable narratives and themes, are multiple, but some important commonalities within subculture, types of alien encounters, types of aliens encountered, types of alien encounters, a) contactees / experiences. Individuals report positive, consensual experiences with aliens: narratives a mix sacred (religious) and space-age theme, often portrayed as god-like (benevolent like jesus, are omniscient and omnipotent beings. Alien abduction as mythmaking: kelley-romano - from required reading. Christianity - adam and eve, garden of eden, original sin: usually include powerful beings, gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines, animals and plants, contribute to and express a culture"s belief systems and values, function of myths: Include meaning and norms that bind people together.
