All Feminist Youth Culture Studies

Question 1

Which Feminists created the concept of bedroom culture?

Answer 1

McRobbie and Garber

Question 2

What did McRobbie and Garber say about girl youth cultures?

Answer 2

They are mostly home-based

Question 3

What form of subculture did the ladettes create?

Answer 3

Anti-school subculture

Question 4

According to McRobbie and Garber, why are girl youth cultures mostly home-based?

Answer 4

They have more home responsibilities than boys

Question 5

What fear did Jackson find the girls had?

Answer 5

Fear of failure

Question 6

Name 2 things girls talked about in bedroom culture

Answer 6

Beauty, Fashion

Question 7

What did McRobbie and Garber say girls were taught by reading feminine magazines?

Answer 7

Codes of femininity

Question 8

What do codes of femininity do?

Answer 8

Reinforce female gender roles

Question 9

Who studied the ladettes?

Answer 9

Jackson

Question 10

How did the magazines help the girls be socialised in McRobbie and Garber’s study?

Answer 10

They learnt what they should value as adults

Question 11

What did the fear of failure lead the girls to do in Jackson’s study?

Answer 11

Joining an anti-school subculture

Question 12

What did the teachers say about the ladettes in Jackson’s study?

Answer 12

They were more assertive than the boys

Question 13

Name a type of role model to the ladettes

Answer 13

Female celebrities

Question 14

Which masculine behaviour did female celebrities adopt?

Answer 14

Heavy drinking

Question 15

If the female celebrities had this behaviour, how could the ladettes eventually behave?

Answer 15

They could also engage in heavy drinking

Question 16

Which Feminists studied the moral panic over the ladette image?

Answer 16

Jackson and Tinkler

Question 17

According to Jackson and Tinkler, which behaviour did the media say girls were adopting?

Answer 17

Heavy drinking

Question 18

What form of control did Jackson and Tinkler say the moral panic by the media was creating?

Answer 18

Social control

Question 19

Who studied Riot Grrrl?

Answer 19

Attwood

Question 20

What wave of feminism was Riot Grrrl in?

Answer 20

3rd wave feminism

Question 21

What form of music was Riot Grrrl under?

Answer 21

Punk

Question 22

What form of culture did Riot Grrrl develop?

Answer 22

DIY Culture

Question 23

What were Riot Grrrl resisting?

Answer 23

The patriarchy

Question 24

Name one of the behaviours of Riot Grrrl singers during concerts

Answer 24

Writing “slut” on their bodies

Question 25

Why did the Riot Grrrl culture choose this name?

Answer 25

They only felt empowered when they were girls

Question 26

What did Frith say about music?

Answer 26

It was a way men and women learnt their gender roles

Question 27

What does Frith say about women in the music industry?

Answer 27

They have less freedom

Question 28

What did Frith say will happen to female artists when they try to defy their gender norms?

Answer 28

They are ignored by music companies

Question 29

Which Feminist said rap music objectifies women?

Answer 29

Rose

Question 30

According to Rose, what is the impact of rap objectifying women?

Answer 30

They feel like they are only there to look beautiful

Question 31

What did Hall et al say about popular culture?

Answer 31

It sexualises women

Question 32

What did Hall et al say is the impact for women due to this popular culture enforced image?

Answer 32

They suffer from low self-esteem

Question 33

Which Feminist said there was a crisis of masculinity?

Answer 33

Mac an Ghaill

Question 34

What has caused there to be a crisis of masculinity?

Answer 34

Changes in the labor market

Question 35

What change has there been which is bad for men in the labour market?

Answer 35

There are less manufacturing jobs

Question 36

What happens to the breadwinner role in the changes to the labour market?

Answer 36

Women are more likely to become the breadwinner

Question 37

What form of youth culture would boys be more likely to create due to the crisis of masculinity?

Answer 37

Deviant youth culture

Question 38

According to Mac an Ghaill, how do some boys respond to the crisis of masculinity?

Answer 38

They act in a violent way