Rave Culture
Any attempt to analyze rave culture must recognize the highly personal factor of the experience. The encyclopedia defines culture as the patterns of behavior and thinking that people living in social groups learn, create, and share. Culture distinguishes one human group from others. It also distinguishes humans from other animals. A people's culture includes their beliefs, rules of behavior, language, rituals, art, technology, styles of dress, ways of producing and cooking food, religion and political and economic systems (Encarta 2000). When one examines any cultural movement, it is always useful to examine the roots of that movement. It is the history of the movement that gives us some understanding as to why we are now (Rushkoff). It is only when we first trace the roots that we can see the leaves clearly. Rave culture can be traced back as far as you want to trace it. It can be traced back to Native American religious ceremonies. It can be traced back to the sixties Be-Ins and Love Ins and Acid Tests. It can be traced back to anarchist revolutions in Italy and France. It pulls energy from many different directions. When examining the rave culture in America, one reaches the unique problem of having no sources. It is not do
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Approximate Pages = 11 (250 words per page double spaced)
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