Hebidge is quite important in the British tradition of culture studies before the mass culture finally seems can incorporate any highly stylized subculture into commodities or fashion products.I read his works the meaning of style(?sounds like this) and several papers on google scholar. However, my problem is, I am Chinese and do not quite understand the subculture descripted in the UK/US academic works.I use the Chinese data which seems have nothing to do the working-class culture in British or other paradigms based on the Europe experience. If I only place these works or theories into my paper and finally concludes that "but Chinese subculture is different so can not be explained by these theory, I will use my data to explain why..." Then it will sounds stupid because everyone knows that each sociological theory has its own presumptions and conditions...Anyway, these days I kept thinking about the frame of the subculture issues.(not for application paper but for my future writings) May be someone here can also give me some information or perspective.Thank you.Misterpat.