week8 Are sub-cultures a sign of revolt or an expression of style?

I think that sub-cultures are both a sign of revolt and an expression of style, because there seems to be a link between the two. The 'punk-rock' movement arose in Great Britain in the 1970s as a reaction to the poor social conditions, such as the growing number of unemployment among the young and bad housing conditions etc. The 'punk' culture began to basically revolt or rebel against the general state of the society. And to express how they felt or what they thought, they would do so through 'punk', using punk-rock music and a strong but strange sense of style (tattoos, ripped jeans, dyed spiky hair and also using safety pins to hold pieces of clothing together). This was all done to reflect the disatisfaction of the poor situation which the youth of that time appeared to be in.