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/^t/Another reason of young people's identification with a certain subculture is the necessity to display in public one's anger and frustration caused by bad social and economic conditions. Since it is easier to express anger while being in a group, young people tend to join organised communities. Being a member of a larger group gives the sense of unity and security that is necessary in revealing subversive views. For example, in England in the 70's the economic crisis triggered the explosion of punks whose attitude toward life resolves itself into a well-known slogan No Future. The popularity of punks in England in the 70's was the reflection of a public disappointment resulted from a big unemployment, strikes and lack of perspectives that was overtly expressed in punk music. Similarly, the negative attitude toward compulsory military service became in the 60's the factor that made generation gap even more striking. It was because the young in the 60's manifested their pacifism and disapproval of social norms In a very spontaneous way like for instance: burning conscription cards and propagating free love. It may be said that joining hippie communities was not only a sign of protest against the rigidity of moral and social rules, but also the young' attempt to create a new order in society. Becoming a hippie was the way of displaying a certain attitude, quite opposite to that of a law-abiding citizen's. In other words, becoming a member of subculture defines one's political orientation and hierarchy of values.