How epigenetic changes cause cancer There is a classical view of cancer in which the disease arises via genetic mutations. These mutations cause changes in genes that can make the protein non-functional or over active.
The Subculture that is the âFurry Fandomâ. What is a furry? The first of several meanings is as basic a description as can be discerned. An interesting and, strangely, distinct subculture, the group referred to as âfurriesâ or the âfurry fandomâ are a study in entertainment fanaticism. What began in the 1980âs science fiction fan demographic, developed into a booming social construct, of which, tens of thousands of people around the globe now relate.
george murdock's cultural universals. subculture. groups that share traits with each other but not the larger society; examples: gouts organized by age, gender politics or geography; most do not reject all of the values of the larger society; most do not threaten the larger American culture. counterculture.