Youth subculture as an alternative form of socialization in youth

The findings of an empirical study aimed at discovering influence of youth subculture on the process of socialization in youth are described. A comparative analysis of individual styles of interpersonal behavior in young people involved in the subculture and their peers undergoing socialization under the influence of formal social institutions has uncovered meaningful differences in the following parameters: manifestations of attitudes to people and symmetry between the personal and social identities. Young people involved in the subculture more often display attitudes to other people that hamper their integration in society.