8.01.2006

Kids these days

So there was this study in the British Medical Journal (high ranked), about the prevalence of self-injury and suicide among Goth kids. The finding is that sure enough, 'Goths' deliberately self-injured more than other subcultures (over half the Goth kids), but that association with a subculture seems to reduce the suicide levels of older Goths. Huh.

But that's not what I want to report here. What I found interesting was the 'subcultures' listed in the study. Not sure if this was 'top down' (a list from the clinicians), or 'bottom up' (compiled from self-identification), but here it is:

Goth
Punk
Heavy metal
Mosher
Nu-metal
Skater
Grunge
Retro
Indie
Rave
Club
Garage
Hip-hop
Pop
Skinhead
Breaker
Mod
Hippy
Other

...

Where the Gamers at?

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