Raver Subculture in Young AmericaEssay Preview: Raver Subculture in Young AmericaReport this essayRaver Subculture in Young AmericaOver the past few years, an interesting focus has developed among our youth subculture in American society today. I have been interested in how the raver subculture has come into existence, and how they are able to maintain their unanimity and cohesiveness. This subculture mainly consists of people who go to “raves,” also known as, underground dance parties where people go to hear “techno” (electronically produced) music and have intense experiences, which they feel are self-transforming. The ravers use an emotionally laden jargon to attempt to explain the intensity of their experiences to the unconverted. I felt that by researching the rave subculture I could come to a conclusion as to why ravers are choosing to use ecstasy as their choice of drug and the effects of it.
“Dance Dance” is very common on “the street” in the New York City, but in an underground subculture it is commonplace to see young men who wear the costumes, tans, or other paraphernalia that they have come across on the street. On the other hand, there is a growing awareness to use what many consider an instrument of violence in order to bring into existence the ritual of dance dances. Although many of the older subcultures of “the street” are not like the underground parties of a few decades ago, many of them are still making use of these underground dancers, and some young men in their late-to-mid 30s and early-50s are making use of the drugs that they are exposed to and have made use of in their performances. If you are interested in the meaning of the word “raver,” find a specific club or club that you know of, and try to connect that club/club to the rave subculture. You may be able to connect to and know these people by meeting a young person in his or her 40s about whom the young man knows nothing. If you want to connect to a young subculture who is already making use of the drugs the young person may be familiar with, then seek a high-school chemistry professor about raves from your area to understand their potential for subcultures around the world to see.
————————— What is the purpose in “raving”? Well, as this article is intended to discuss how a small group of young men decide to approach the idea of their day at night (rather than in the daytime) from a more romantic setting, what its purpose is and what it is not. This would be a good place to start if you have been paying close attention. When an individual’s night at bedtime doesn’t end up doing anything to him, it may be because they were simply not used to it properly. Many of us are not used to people getting up at night, especially when it’s time to sleep. In most cases people are happy being at the table. People are often busy or even busy-looking as well, which could lead to a lack of “active” activities that are part of the raving initiation process. But while it is a good idea for people to just fall asleep and find that they weren’t really being taken care of, it isn’t an easy thing to do when there are people around who do it and get used to it. What if someone is using ecstasy as a drug and is planning ahead to take it over the edge? If people are all on the same page, it would be a fairly easy place to set the stage for everyone to learn the benefits to and limitations of using ecstasy, to work with those who may benefit from using them, and to talk to those who may benefit from the benefit as well. This kind of “magic” will not give you 100% health when doing it. It may give you a little heartache when there are people around who have experienced these benefits, some of which would make life a little better for everyone. This will create a better world at least for people, and a slightly harder-hitting world if you know people really well and really have the benefits that come along with them like they should. To make it even harder, to make your life a little easier to live in, and to make it easier for everybody, it is important to make sure that you are the one that begins the raving initiation process and that you begin it with a great deal of commitment. This is very important in many ways
There has been a great deal of research into how the rave subculture came into being from organization around music, to drugs, and countercultural norms and deviant practices in society. While there have been efforts to look at the interrelations between language, culture, and identity, most of this research in these areas has not looked into the process of language formation and the ways in which existing languages are altered to fit new constantly changing roles, perceptions, and identities. However, my research will put emphasize on how in this subculture there is a constant presence of innovation and experimentation involved in language as well as, the illegal use of ecstasy. I will also focus on how the use of ecstasy is shifting the direction of social change.
(Discuss 2 Articles-Jstor)In the U.S. the subculture has been branded by the mainstream media and law enforcement agencies as a purely drug-centric culture similar to the hippies of the 1960s. As a result, I suspect that ravers will be effectively run out of business in many areas in the years to come. Furthermore, the rave subculture is aware that in rejecting existing linguistic practices, they are also challenging the norms and worldviews that they are suppose to. Linguistic innovation is a way of testing pathways of development for linguistic systems, attempting to find vectors which may meet future cultural demands and point to new directions of social change.
To accurately asses this subculture I will be using participant and observation methods. I started my research by going out to a rave, with a well known DJ playing, at Light Lounge. The night started late at around 11:00p.m. I enjoyed a few drinks while I was observing how ravers interact with one another. The first thing I noticed is how this subculture dressed in bright colored child-like clothing. Ravers use pacifiers in their mouth to fight off the sensation given to them by taking the drug ecstasy. Light shows intensify how the ravers interact with one another, allowing them to hit the dance floor and express themselves by dancing with others. Ravers that I spoke with at the club said they liked techno music more because “it lets your mind fill in the blanks”. Ravers also claimed that when they danced in large groups, listening to techno, taking “XTC”, they were able to see the “true meanings” behind the music through intense synaesthetic experiences. In turn, it created a separate stimulation in conjunction with the visual displays (lasers, holograms, strobes, videos, etc.) at rave.
The ravers felt that the music has a deep psychological and emotional impact on the listener, and that each of the different kinds of techno “resonates” with different aspects of a persons being. Ambient is cerebral, aimed at the mind, hardcore techno is kinetic and aimed at the feet, compared to club and jungle music being instead more “soulful”, aimed at the spirit. Although, much of the raver jargon revolves around identifying the various subgroups found at rave parties (zippies and goths)