也称“副文化、小群体文化”，指在整体文化的背景下，属于某一区域或某个集体所特有的观念和生活方式。既具有整体文化的基本特征，又有其独特性subculture

• 二战时西方青年亚文化兴起的心理基础值得研究。

  The psychological foundations which gave rise to western youth subculture during World War Two are worthy of research.

• 要处理好我国当前“主文化”同“亚文化”的关系。

  We must deal with the current relationship between China's mainstream culture and subcultures.