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Now a days society has subculture after subculture. But what about the era before the 2000s? Back when one little change in the community had people talking, and curious. Well the “Teddy boy” era did just that. British immigrant teenagers, defined as rebels by society, who were just middle class kids, that could afford good clothing, bicycles, and sustained fairly good jobs”(Teddy Boy Movement). ,but their reputation was what alarmed the community monumentally. Due to their involvement in gangs, and acts of violence they would commit” (Nessy 2). The Teddy Boy subculture has radically affected society by exposing their rebellious acts and their “harsh sense of style” (Goldman 6).
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