SOC SCI 66 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: The Playboy, Psychic Vampire, Fish Hooks
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Goth defined: relates to the styles of 12th and 16th century architectural style developed in. Europe: medieval, not classical, barbarous (wild), uncivilized, dark, mysterious in nature, horror. The movement started in the 70s with the music: can be very androgynous shock factor. Attracts all races in america (but majority of membership is white) Clothing styles are very important: designed to be shocking, to draw attention to them love the shock value, may show level of commitment, white makeup, dark makeup around eyes and black lipstick, dress. Fashion goth: do(cid:374)"t li(cid:448)e the s(cid:272)e(cid:374)e (cid:271)ut like a part-time goth, not involved, but models and advertisements. Music goths: helps define goth scene, really into the music. Dark music that talks about murder, suicide, sexual activity. Body modification is common: there"s (cid:373)a(cid:374)y types of (cid:271)ody (cid:373)odifi(cid:272)atio(cid:374) This movement attracts the outer fringe practitioners: a few goths are witches practice the wiccan religion) Mainstream christian religions have a main deity of a man, god.
