mainstream

Examples of mainstream in the following topics:

• Countercultures

  • Counterculture is a term describing the values and norms of a cultural group that run counter to those of the social mainstream of the day.
  • Counterculture is a sociological term used to describe the values and norms of behavior of a cultural group, or subculture, that run counter to those of the social mainstream of the day, the cultural equivalent of political opposition.
  • Second, a decline of idealism and hedonism occurred as many notable counterculture figures died, the rest settled into mainstream society and started their own families, and the "magic economy" of the 1960s gave way to the stagflation of the 1970s.

• The Functionalist Perspective on Deviance

  • As traits become more mainstreamed, society will gradually adjust to incorporate the formerly stigmatized traits.
  • As time went on, homosexuality came to be accepted as more mainstream.
  • However, as traits become more mainstream, society will gradually adjust to incorporate the formerly stigmatized traits.
  • As time went on, homosexuality has come to be accepted as somewhat more mainstream.

• The Functions of Deviance

  • As traits become more mainstream, society will gradually adjust to incorporate the formerly stigmatized traits.
  • As time went on, homosexuality came to be accepted as more mainstream.
  • However, as traits become more mainstream, society will gradually adjust to incorporate the formerly stigmatized traits.
  • As time went on, homosexuality came to be accepted as more mainstream.

• Stages in Social Movements

  • ., government), or even the establishment of the movement within the mainstream.

• Subcultures

  • This process of cultural appropriation may often result in the death or evolution of the subculture, as its members adopt new styles that appear alien to mainstream society.
  • The hand gesture meaning 'live long and prosper' has spread beyond the subculture of Star Trek fans and is often recognized in mainstream culture.

• The Spread of Liberal Democracy

  • Liberalism ceased to be a fringe opinion and joined the political mainstream.
  • The political spectrum changed; traditional monarchy became more and more a fringe view and liberal democracy became more and more mainstream.

• Student Subcultures

  • A youth subculture is a group characterized by distinct styles, behaviors and interests that offer an identity outside the mainstream.

• Values

  • Punk social groups are often considered marginal and are excluded from certain mainstream social spaces.

• Monarchies and Liberal Democracies

  • Liberalism ceased being a fringe opinion and joined the political mainstream.

• High and Low Culture

  • Popular culture is the entirety of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, memes, images, and other phenomena that are within the mainstream of a given culture, especially Western culture of the early to mid 20th century and the emerging global mainstream of the late 20th and early 21st century.