Alana has just received her PhD in Sociology and has started working at a local university.What term do sociologists apply to Alana's new group membership at the university?

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Sociologists refer to the university community as a subculture because it is a smaller culture within the larger society. Alana's new group membership at the university puts her in this subculture. While there may be some differences in beliefs or behaviors between the university subculture and the broader society, it is not a counterculture or subversive culture, nor is it foreign to Alana as she is familiar with academic settings.

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