Week 4...Post 4

I do not have many general conclusions about my subculture. I do however have some generalizations about my subculture, I am just not sure if they are the same thing. I have been to the field site a couple of times. I would so far conclude that the typical smoker is male, between the ages of 18 and 20, not in sports, and would probably be considered weird or different by society. What is weird and normal though who knows. I would have to say that these descriptions are probably true everywhere throughout the country accept for the age. There are obviously many smokers of all ages in the United States. Another description that might not be true is the outcast part, a lot of older people who hold quality, high position jobs smoke because when they were growing up, smoking was not looked down upon. I do not think geography plays a role in who does or does not smoke, but I do think that males are the dominant smoking gender by a vast majority. I also do not think that religion plays a role in smoking if you stay in the realm of Christianity. I do not know enough about other cultures to make assumptions about them.