Nowadays, media frequently focuses on the expansion of poverty among youth in Japan. Usually the conclusion is that this happens because of the collapse of conventional bonds like with the family, local communities, etc. One of the solutions for this problem is to create an informal support association to substitute for conventional systems. This article's main focus is the practice of young people who are managing a "hip hop and street wear" shop at a provincial city. These persons create informal associations called "crew" based on their knowledge of the hip hop culture and by doing that they help each other. The members of the crews are united strongly in specific ways like tattoos. Besides crews, they create another community. Inside of this community, they visit their friend's shop and spend a lot of money. They usually do this practice mutually to circulate money. In previous studies like Hebdige (1979), they described youth subculture as resistance to the dominant culture. However, this paper will argue how some young people manage their life within society with using their subculture skill set.
- 著者
- 山越 英嗣
- 出版者
- 日本生活学会
- 雑誌
- 生活学論叢 (ISSN:24332933)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.25, pp.13-22, 2014-09-30 (Released:2021-03-29)
- 被引用文献数
- 1
Nowadays, media frequently focuses on the expansion of poverty among youth in Japan. Usually the conclusion is that this happens because of the collapse of conventional bonds like with the family, local communities, etc. One of the solutions for this problem is to create an informal support association to substitute for conventional systems. This article's main focus is the practice of young people who are managing a "hip hop and street wear" shop at a provincial city. These persons create informal associations called "crew" based on their knowledge of the hip hop culture and by doing that they help each other. The members of the crews are united strongly in specific ways like tattoos. Besides crews, they create another community. Inside of this community, they visit their friend's shop and spend a lot of money. They usually do this practice mutually to circulate money. In previous studies like Hebdige (1979), they described youth subculture as resistance to the dominant culture. However, this paper will argue how some young people manage their life within society with using their subculture skill set.
1 0 0 0 グラフィティとアートの境界 : ライターの実践と価値観のゆらぎ
- 著者
- 山越 英嗣
- 出版者
- 共栄学園短期大学社会福祉学科児童福祉学専攻内総合人間科学研究編集局
- 雑誌
- 総合人間科学研究 (ISSN:18847471)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- no.5, pp.109-118, 2012-01
Graffiti as a youth subculture was born in 1970s in New York. Then it spread out all over the world in the 1980-1990s. These days, we can see graffiti all over the place. However, the purpose of graffiti is not well known. It's not because graffiti writers did not have the chance to talk about themselves, but because they had a hard time explaining what they were doing. In some recent studies, it is theorized that graffiti is a resistance to the society and a kind of 'vandalism'. This article examines previous studies in two ways. One is field work in Shimokitazawa. I walked around the town and recorded the places where graffiti were written. The other is investigation of a social networking site. There are a lot of descriptions related to graffiti on the web. By mixing these two ways of investigation, I could find a new side to the phenomenon. Finally, I conclude that the difficulties in describing 'graffiti' are caused by the structure of the values surrounding graffiti culture.
1 0 0 0 IR 「縁」をつむぐタトゥー : 日本の若者下位文化における身体加工
- 著者
- 山越 英嗣
- 出版者
- 現代民俗学会
- 雑誌
- 現代民俗学研究 (ISSN:18839134)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- no.4, pp.73-82, 2012
Tattoo as a youth subculture has mainly been discussed by sociologists, but also by the areas of anthropology and folklore. The aim of this article is to make ethnography of young Japanese men who have got tattoos. In some recent studies, it has been theorized that young tattooed Japanese men is considered as consumption or an expression of self-satisfaction. In addition, to have a tattoo is normally thought of as a negative personal characteristic in the Japanese society. However, this article shows that the tattoos have various meanings linked to beliefs, memories, stories and affiliations; and they also build strong relationships among their carriers. We can say they are making their own 'world,' in which they share experiences and history through their tattoos. This fits into the framework of Anthony Giddens. This article argues that the carriers of tattoos overcome difficulties by using their camraderie.