What are the dynamics behind youth subcultures such as punk, hippie, or hip-hop cultures? How does the global dynamics of these subcultures relate to the individual's search for a personal identity? We propose a simple dynamical model to address these questions and find that only a few assumptions of the individual's behaviour are necessary to regenerate known features of youth culture.
@article{arxiv.physics/0504181,
title = {Modelling the dynamics of youth subcultures},
author = {Petter Holme and Andreas Gronlund},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0504181},
year = {2007}
}