The aim of the thesis is to capture the state of the American and British society in the 1980s from the perspective of punk influence on it. After the initial popularity of punk subculture in 1970s, although having similar origins, its further development took different routs in countries in question. The paper further explores the subgenera of punk music formed in the 1980s and reasoning behind their diversity. The analytical part of the thesis analyses selected lyrics in terms of social context and their iconicity in punk culture.
