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Will Straw describes a music scene, rather than a music community, as "that cultural space in which a range of musical practices coexist, interacting with each other within a variety of processes of differentiation, and according to widely varying trajectories of change and cross-fertilization." Rather than forming from a class, group, or community of people a scene is formed through various "coalitions" and "alliances" that must be maintained. Some scenes tend to be volatile, reactive to trends and changes (see Keeping Up With The Joneses ) with some participants either acting arrogant and Elitist towards those considered to be less fashionable, or oppositional to the general culture, although others do provide mutual support in marginalised groups. Socially, scenes are often close-knit with members sometimes using Instant Messaging or Social Networking websites such as Faceparty , LiveJournal , DeviantART and MySpace to communicate. This in-group behaviour can at times elicit external opposition; participants may be derided by outsiders, the terms ''scene kids'' and ''scenesters'' are not used as self references but most commonly by outsiders, and serves as either a Pejorative or a compliment depending on the context in which it is used. Specifically, the term "scene" has been used to refer to segments of various subcultures including the Rave , Punk , Goth , Cyber , etc, and the terms ''scene kids'' and ''scenesters'' are also used in reference to people aged 12-18 and over-18 respectivley, involved in Hardcore , Metalcore , Electroclash , and Emo Music scenes. SEE ALSO
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