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Bogota DC Colombia Year 2012 Number 1 free publication
Urban Cultures: fashion or
mode of expression?
An urban tribe is a group of people that behaves according to
the ideologies of a subculture that he/she originates and it is
developed in the atmosphere of a city or urban helmet.
According to the Encyclopedic Dictionary of Sociology the
concept of Tribe is defined in the Following way:
«Ethnic unit that is characterized by the same language and
cultural, the collective conscience and the feeling of common
ownership, as well as for the residence place in common or the
emigration. For the tribe they are essential the common symbols,
the stable traditions and the sale collective hegemónico.»
Some critics and analysts say that the phenomenon of the urban
tribes is not nothing else that the search of the youths for that
identity so missed. When a youth joins to a society that possesses
the same tendencies and thoughts that him, this you/he/she will
be identified as much with the group as with her symbols. It is
necessary to highlight that some tribes are more intolerant to a
group of opposed tendencies than other, that which could take to
the violence.
The identity of each one of these tribes will vary according to its
ideology and according to the same person, for example, while
the skinheads is of violent tendencies, the hippies don’t compete
against any group, because they are pacifist and there is not
group some that is they entirely opposed.
In 1985, French sociologist Michel Maffesoli coined the term
urban tribe. It gained widespread use after the publication of
his Le temps des tribus: le déclin de l’individualisme dans les
sociétés postmodernes (1988). Eight years later, this book was
published in the United Kingdom as The Time of the Tribes: The
Decline of Individualism in Mass Society.
According to Maffesoli, urban tribes are microgroups of people
who share common interests in urban areas. The members of
these relatively small groups tend to have similar worldviews,
dress styles and behavioral patterns. Their social interactions
are largely informal and emotionally laden, different from late
capitalism’s corporate-bourgeoisie cultures, based on dispassionate logic. Maffesoli claims that punks are a typical example of an
“urban tribe”
Five years after the first English translation of Le temps des tribus, writer Ethan Watters claims to have coined the same neologism
in a New York Times Magazine article. This was later expanded upon the idea in his book Urban Tribes: A Generation Redefines
Friendship, Family, and Commitment. According to Watters, urban tribes are groups of never-marrieds between the ages of 25 and 45
who gather in common-interest groups and enjoy an urban lifestyle, which offers an alternative to traditional family structures..
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EDITORIAL
The proposal consists on creating a newspaper directed the
students of the school CEIC citadel, this it will consist on
emphasizing in the English language, by means of the handling
of topics of interest for the students. The school counts with
approximately 3.450 children students, the objective is to treat
topics of interest, facilitating the access to public’s variety, that
is to say that the newspaper is not alone read by the youths of
the superior grades, but for educational and personal of the
community that he/she sits down attraction for the topics tried
in the newspaper. The topic of the tribes or urban subcultures, at
the moment it is evident in the society; of course that a school
would be a good sample inside this society to approach this
topic; to be something stranger for many of people that surround
to these groups, the idea it is to explain that they are the tribes
or urban subcultures which with their ideals, expression forms,
antecedents and development in the society; also starting from
these practices as the rejection is generated toward the members
of these groups, like in the schools, in some occasions, these
they can be victims of the school bullying. These topics are
treated in the English language, that is to say the use of the
second language is implemented, worked in the school, to count
the topics mentioned previously, this way it is generated in the
students an interest for the practice of the language. The school Kamila Angelica Torres Roncancio
is looking for to implement the English language, in all the
subjects, that is to say that the students, use English in its day-
to-dayness that in each subject the English language is used with
the assiduity that Spanish is used; the educational of English
demand their students to speak in all moment in English, and
until carrying out their conversations using this language. they
were carried out surveys to inclination and the blog, with the
possibility that the students and readers of the newspaper can
suggest that they would like to read in the same one.
Handling will be made of one it paginates web in which the
users rot to find the information of the project, the interviews
that are carried out, the virtual newspaper and some activities
of interest, they will also have groups of interest in the social
nets as Twitter and Facebook. Through it paginates it web they
were carried out surveys, to know that you fear that they interest
the students, to treat them in the newspaper. This project had
the support of an educational one of English of the school that
knows the capacity of the students to learn the English language,
besides the topics that could be of its interest.
At the moment topics as the tribes or urban subcultures are very
present in the society, and every time but young they are linked
to these groups, without knowing the bottom topic that contains
each one, exactly their characteristics, ideals, etc...
in the schools we find the presence of these groups, which are
discrimination main characters in some occasions; this as point
of reference of the school bullying. On the other hand you
practice them artistic that has each one of these groups to be
expressed, what some would call vandalism, others would call
art.
in some editions they talked each other at the moment about
topics of cultural interest, they will be sections “special”; also
sections as “history”, in which you/they were topics through the
history (according to the topic of the edition), “Belong” it will be
the section in which a testimony will be included of who makes
part of the treated topic, of a member of the community or who
is bound to the topic; in the section “Leader” it was spoken of
you lead them of the community and of their paper inside her.
The intention of the newspaper is to be able to capture the
attention of the readers that you/they will be the students and
members of the community CEIC in this case.
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URBANTRIBES:TYPES
AND CHARACTERTIC
An urban tribe is a group of people that
behaves according to the ideologies of a
Identifying As with other subcultures, sexual
subcultures adopted certain styles of
subculture that they originates and it is subcultures fashion and gestures to distinguish them
developed in the atmosphere of a city or The study of subcultures often consists
from the mainstream.
urban helmet. of the study of symbolism attached
Homosexuals expressed themselves
According to the Encyclopedic to clothing, music and other visible
through the gay culture, considered
Dictionary of Sociology the concept of affectations by members of subcultures,
the largest sexual subculture of the
Tribe is defined in the Following way: and also the ways in which these same
20th century. With the ever increasing
«Ethnic unit that is characterized by symbols are interpreted by members
acceptance of homosexuality in the early
the same language and cultural, the of the dominant culture. According to
21st century, including its expressions
collective conscience and the feeling Dick Hebdige, members of a subculture
in fashion, music, and design, the gay
of common ownership, as well as often signal their membership through
culture can no longer be considered a
for the residence place in common a distinctive and symbolic use of style,
subculture in many parts of the world,
or the emigration. For the tribe they which includes fashions, mannerisms,
although some aspects of gay culture
are essential the common symbols, and argot.
like leathermen, bears, and feeders are
the stable traditions and the powerful Subcultures can exist at all levels of
considered subcultures within the gay
collective sale. organizations, highlighting the fact
movement itself. The butch and femme
Some critics and analysts say that the that there are multiple cultures or value
identities or roles among some lesbians
phenomenon of the urban tribes is combinations usually evident in any
also engender their own subculture with
not nothing else that the search of the one organization that can complement
stereotypical attire, for instance drag
youths for that identity so missed. When but also compete with the overall
kings.A late 1980s development, the
a youth joins to a society that possesses organisational culture. In some cases,
queer movement can be considered a
the same tendencies and thoughts that subcultures have been legislated
subculture broadly encompassing those
him, this will be identified as much against, and their activities regulated or
that reject normativity in sexual behavior,
with the group as with her symbols. curtailed.
and who celebrate visibility and activism.
It is necessary to highlight that some The wider movement coincided with
tribes are more intolerant to a group
of opposed tendencies than other, that
Sexual subcultures growing academic interests in queer
Further information: Sexuality and studies and queer theory. Aspects of
which could take to the violence. gender identity-based cultures sexual subcultures can vary along other
The identity of each one of these tribes The sexual revolution of the 1960s cultural lines. For instance, in the United
will vary according to its ideology led to a countercultural rejection of States, the term down-low is used to refer
and according to the same person, for the established sexual and gender to African-American men who do not
example, while the skinheads is of norms, particularly in the urban areas identify themselves with the gay or queer
violent tendencies, the hippies don’t of Europe, North and South America, cultures, but who practice gay cruising,
compete against any group, because Australia, and white South Africa. and adopt a specific hip-hop attire during
they are pacifist and there is not group A more permissive social environment this activity. urban lifestyle, which
some that is they entirely opposed. in these areas led to a proliferation of offers an alternative to traditional family
sexual subcultures—cultural expressions structures.
of non-normative sexuality.
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4. SPECIAL
Day on the last Sunday in February. between peoples, and the struggle for
The first national Women’s Day was peace. But still, women’s day must be
observed on 28 February 1909 in the Female members of the Australian celebrated as are other holidays.”
United States following a declaration Builders Labourers Federation march From its official adoption in Russia
by the Socialist Party of America. In on International Women’s Day 1975 in following the Soviet Revolution in 1917
August 1910, an International Women’s Sydney the holiday was predominantly celebrated
Conference was organized to precede the In 1913 Russian women observed their in communist and socialist countries. It
general meeting of the Socialist Second first International Women’s Day on was celebrated by the communists in China
International in Copenhagen. Inspired in the last Sunday in February (by Julian from 1922, and by Spanish communists
part by the American socialists, German calendar then used in Russia). In 1917 from 1936.[5] After the founding of the
Socialist Luise Zietz proposed the demonstrations marking International People’s Republic of China on October
establishment of an annual ‘International Women’s Day in Saint Petersburg on the 1, 1949 the state council proclaimed on
Woman’s Day’ (singular) and was last Sunday in February (which fell on 8 December 23 that March 8 would be made
seconded by Clara Zetkin, although no date March on the Gregorian calendar) initiated an official holiday with women in China
was specified at that conference.Delegates the February Revolution. given a half-day off.
(100 women from 17 countries) agreed Following the October Revolution, the In the West, International Women’s Day
with the idea as a strategy to promote equal Bolshevik Alexandra Kollontai persuaded was first observed as a popular event
rights, including suffrage, for women.[4] Lenin to make it an official holiday in the after 1977 when the United Nations
The following year, on 18 March, 1911, Soviet Union, and it was established, but General Assembly invited member states
IWD was marked for the first time, by was a working day until 1965. On May 8, to proclaim March 8 as the UN Day for
over a million people in Austria, Denmark, 1965 by the decree of the USSR Presidium women’s rights and world peace.
Germany and Switzerland. In the Austro- of the Supreme Soviet International (source wikipedia)
Hungarian Empire alone, there were Women’s Day was declared a non-working
300 demonstrations.In Vienna, women day in the USSR “in commemoration of
paraded on the Ringstrasse and carried the outstanding merits of Soviet women
banners honouring the martyrs of the Paris in communistic construction, in the
Commune.Women demanded that women defense of their Fatherland during the
be given the right to vote and to hold Great Patriotic War, in their heroism and
public office. They also protested against selflessness at the front and in the rear,
employment sex discrimination. Americans and also marking the great contribution
continued to celebrate National Women’s of women to strengthening friendship

5. SPECIAL
THE WOMAN.... According to GABO
If it has not still gone the scalpel by your
skin,
if you don’t have you implant of silicona in
some part of your body,
if the fats don’t generate you trauma, if you
have never suffered of
anorexy, if your stature doesn’t affect your
personal development,
if when you go to the beach you prefer to
have a good time in the sea and not
to be on a towel during hours, if you
believe that the
fidelity yes it is possible and you practice
it, if you know how you
he/she prepares a rice, if you can prepare a
complete lunch,
if your priority is not to be blond to as of
place, if not you
you get up a.m. at 4:00 o’clock to be able
to reach to make you the one
blower, if you can go out with sack of calm to a woman this way...... _ What a man is?
sudadera to the
remain silent one Sunday without a drop of That it feels proud of having it as partner.... _ A man will be an imperfect creature,
make-up in the face... with many tricks, he will make traps,
That he knows how to play it as a virtuous
it will be important…, we go that he
musician he plays its
YOU ARE IN ROAD OF will give you problems… But it will be
lover instrument...
EXTINCTION.... WELCOME! stronger and quicker than you and he will
like to hunt and to kill things. He/she will
That it fights to their side sharing all their
have a simple aspect, but I eat you these
lists, from
THE SWEET FLAVOR OF AN complaining, I will create him in such a
to wash plates and to assist tripones, until
EXQUISITE WOMAN way that satisfies your necessities. Neither
returning him those
it will be very clever and it will highlight
massages and cares that she lavished him
An exquisite woman is not that that more in infantile things as to stick and to give
before...
men have to kicks to a ball. He/she will always need
their feet, if not that that has one alone that The truth, partners men, it is that the your advice to act sanely.
her ago women in that
really happy. Does _ Sound well _ Eva he/she said while
of being ‘Very male’ they take us great
he/she lifted the brow irónicamente._
journey...
A beautiful woman is not the youngest, Which the trick is?
neither the thinest, neither How silly we have been - and we are -
the one that has the smoothest complexion when we value the one _Tendrías a condition. As it will be
or the hair more arrogant and narcisista, you will make
I only give for the vistosidad of their
attractive, it is that that with only a frank him believe that I made him first. He/she
packing...
and open remembers, it is our secreto…de woman to
smile and a good advice can be happy the woman.
Silly and a thousand times fool the man
life. that eats mierda in the
remain silent, having an exquisitímo dish
A valuable woman is not that that has at home.
holding, neither
more academic positions, it is that that - Gabriel García Marquez -
sacrifices their dream
temporarily to make happy to the other A HISTORY ABOUT EVA AND THE
ones. PARADISE
An exquisite woman is not the most In the paradise, one day Eva called to God:
burning (although if me
they ask to me, all the women are very _ Has a problem.
burning... Those
that we are outside of focus we are the _ Which the problem is Eva?_ I Know
men) but the one that that you have created me that you have
he/she vibrates when only making love given me this beautiful garden, wonderful
with the man that loves. animals and the snake with which die from
laugh, but I am not completely happy…
An interesting woman is not that that is
flattered _ How that is Eva?
when being admired by their beauty and
elegance, he/she is that woman _ is alone and I am also fed up with eating
firm of character that can say NR. apples.
And a MAN........ An EXQUISITE MAN is _ Eva, in such a case, I have a solution. I
that that values will create a man for you.

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