Subcultures are often seen as a way of rebelling or as a revolt however more recently we have seen this change with the development of subcultures that seem to be more about style. Skin heads and punks are two subcultures that are still hugely recognized but perhaps for different reasons. The punk scene seemed to be hugely influenced by style, it was a massive part of their culture and was used to shock and scare people. It is perhaps the style that is remembered more than the points they were trying to make about economic conditions. Recently we are seeing more subcultures develop such as emo's and goth's however it would seem that these groups of people are heavily based on the way they look and are not focused on trying to prove anything. In the past subcultures were used to revolt, skinheads wanted to try and prove points about work as well as rebelling against family etc. Over the years however it would seem that subculture has definitely morphed into being mainly a style conscious thing.
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Is there perhaps a sense in which punk style was itself all about revolt? In addition the idea that punks were making a point about the economic situation in Britain is only one school of thought. There is certainly another that suggests that Punk was so much hot air from a bunch or middle class art school kids.
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