How are social groups represented in the film Quadrophenia?

There are two main social groups or 'sub-cultures' in this film which are Mods and Rockers. Both of which have their own styles when it comes to clothing, and music symbols and language. For instance being a rocker is very mucg about being tough, having the fastest bike and wearing rougher looking clothing, whereas being a Mod is much more about wearing the smartest clothes, and looking very much neat and tidy.

Music is the thing that most widely splits the two groups. For instance Mods listen to bands which are more 'poppish' or indie (for their time) such as The Kinks, This is different to Rockers who just listen to music which is much more heavy and fast paced such as The Who (Obviosuly) and Led Zeppelin. A lot of the language used is specific to their own culture which authority figures could have taken as being insubordinate. even transport is a large part of the culture. For instance Mods have mopeds which they have modified to have as many mirrors on as possible and to basically look as good as possible, this is the opposite to Rockers who have simply tweaked their bikes to be as fast as possible for use in Cafe Races. In general terms Mods are all about the looks and how they appear to others whereas Rockers care much less about looks apart fom when it comes to the standard leather jacket and boots.

And as a whole both of the social groups are shown as violent mainly due to the beach riots which occurred throughout Brighton. and if we were to sum up both of the cultures in one word it would be rebellious.