microcultures
Small social niches
Microcultures are small, distinct cultural groups existing within a larger culture—defined by shared interests, behaviors, or identities rather than geography or ethnicity.
A workplace develops its own microculture; so does a gaming community, a neighborhood bar, or a college dorm floor.
The term emphasizes how even tiny groups develop norms, language, and practices that set them apart: Each department had its own microculture with unwritten rules about meetings and email.
Raw, fast rock genre
- gothMelancholic music subculture
- hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music
- emoConfessional rock subgenre
- cosplayDressing as media characters
steampunk · skateboarding · surfing · graffiti · mod · biker · raver · otaku
Recreational pursuit enthusiasts
- collectorsThose who systematically acquire
- aficionadosArdent, knowledgeable enthusiasts
- connoisseursExpert judges of quality
- devoteesPassionate adherents
buffs · geeks · nerds · makers · tinkerers · enthusiasts · foodies · audiophiles
Territories surrounded by another
- neighborhoodsResidential districts of towns
- diasporasPeoples living outside ancestral lands
- collectivesGroups acting unitedly
- tribesAncestral social groups
Topical forums within one site
- forumsVenues for collective discourse
- imageboardsAnonymous picture-sharing forums
punk
Raw, fast rock genre
cosplay · steampunk · skateboarding · surfing · graffiti · mod · biker · raver · otaku · fandom
hobbyists
Recreational pursuit enthusiasts
- collectorsThose who systematically acquire
- aficionadosArdent, knowledgeable enthusiasts
- connoisseursExpert judges of quality
devotees · buffs · geeks · nerds · makers · tinkerers · enthusiasts · foodies · audiophiles · cinephiles
enclaves
Territories surrounded by another
- neighborhoodsResidential districts of towns
- diasporasPeoples living outside ancestral lands
- collectivesGroups acting unitedly
subreddits
Topical forums within one site
- forumsVenues for collective discourse
- imageboardsAnonymous picture-sharing forums
coworking
Shared professional space rental
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
microculturesdominant culture
Society's prevailing belief system
mass culture · global culture · national culture · civilization · popular culture
culture, cultural, agriculture, multicultural, culturally, horticulture, subculture, acculturation, counterculture