It's raining links

So this is what I've been needing to do to generate thoughts and links for this i-space. I needed a web-based, net-centric research project, like the one I'm doing on youth subcultures for my SOCI 398 course.

I've spent four hours googling tonight for this assignment. Here's the assignment:

Construct a history of one of the following youth subcultures:

a) riot grrls

b) straight edgers

c) rude boys

d) skinheads

e) Goths

f) metalheads

g) hippie kids

h) hip-hoppers

i) ravers

j) punks

Collect information through websites and tell the story of this subculture as it is told through the sites. You will produce a written testimony about what motivates youth to participate in the subculture as well as the experiences that constitute being a part of the subculture as presented through the websites.

Include as much of the following information as possible in your narrative:

1) Where and how did this subculture begin?

2) What are the signs, symbols and meanings attached to this subculture?

3) What does this subculture declare to be its principles and intentions (manifesto)?

4) What problems does this subcutlreu attempt to confront?

5) How does membership in this subculture attempt to deal with these problems?

6) Are there areas of disagreement between sites?

7) What is the story fo the subculture being told through the sites and for what audience is this story designed?

This narrative is to be between 4 and 5 double-spaced word-processed pages.

Shouldn't be that tough, but I'm having trouble choosing a topic. So....While trying to decide whether or not to do my project on Goths or Straight Edgers turned up the following interesting sites:

- Have a burning important question that you'd like experts to answer? Dropping Knowledge is setting out to do just that.

- Curious about what is important to youth? Alternet.org is a website dedicated to news and musings on all things youth.

- Looking for a really alternative goth/fetish club and just happen to be in Vancouver or plan to visit? Apparently the apt-named Sin City is the place to go.

- According to Morbid Outlook, my gothic name is Melusine Metalwing

I could put about a half-dozen more but I'll try to get back into googling.

Oh..and at the moment, topic-focus-wise, I've flip-flopped back to Straight-Edgers. Story seems more linear and therefore possibly easier to tell.