Hodkinson, Paul

Paul Hodkinson is a sociologist whose work is focused upon youth cultures, online communications and on the relationships between media and cultural identities. He has conducted extensive research on goth subculture and is author of "Goth. Identity, Style and Subculture" (2002, Oxford: Berg). He is also co-editor of "Youth Cultures: Scenes, Subcultures and Tribes "(2007, London: Routledge).

He is currently researching young people's use of online communications - notably through social networking sites. He is based in the Department of Sociology at the University of Surrey. He joined th...