Are youth subcultures genuine signs of revolt or simply the manifestation of style?

Subculture is often associated with the development and ever evolving factor of style, behaviour and interest. As we are aware youth is an early stage in life where you are of young age and are prone to experimenting and learning new things, whether it is from parents or society. Youth Subcultures are often developed due to that individual wanting to be identified as changing their views. Hebdige highlights that youth is only present when there is a problem and identifies two distinct themes, youth as a painful transitional period or juvenile delinquency as a consequence of urban deprivation. The Hip-hop culture is an example of this the baggy clothes and baseball caps are styles which were meant to highlight the poverty struggles of people of the ‘ghetto/streets’, and this was also reflected in the artists lyrics. It’s all about embracing something and making it your own, therefore I believe subculture is more a manifestation of style. It may start off in the perspective of rebellion, but as soon as it becomes accepted and it’s appropriated society sees it as style.