From Wiki: "In sociology, and cultural studies, a subculture is a group of people within a culture that differentiates themselves from the larger culture to which they belong."
A fandom, when it has some of it's own ways of doing things will fall into the category of sub-culture. They're different levels of nesting. Like a New Yorker falls into the category of Americans which falls into the category of humans.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
From Wiki: "In sociology, and cultural studies, a subculture is a group of people within a culture that differentiates themselves from the larger culture to which they belong."
A fandom, when it has some of it's own ways of doing things will fall into the category of sub-culture. They're different levels of nesting. Like a New Yorker falls into the category of Americans which falls into the category of humans.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~