All Neo-Marxist Youth Culture Studies Flashcards
Who did Jefferson study?
Teddy Boys
What were Teddy Boys doing by buying Edwardian-style clothing?
Buying status
Why did the Teddy Boys buy status?
To resist the status they were losing
Why were the Teddy Boys losing status in terms of within their communities?
Their communities were being destroyed
Who were the Teddy Boys violent towards?
The Windrush Generation
Why were the Teddy Boys violent towards The Windrush Generation?
They felt they were destroying their working class communities
Who did Brake study?
The Hippies
What concept did Brake create for the Hippies?
Magical solutions
What were magical solutions?
An unrealistic way to solve the problems of the Hippies
What were the Hippies resisting?
Capitalism
How did The Hippies resist capitalism?
They lived off student grants
What was the social class of most Hippies?
Middle class
Which war did the Hippies oppose?
Vietnam War
How did Hippies do their hair and clothing?
Had long hair, wore long clothes
Why did the Hippies make this their style?
To further oppose the Vietnam war
Who studied the Late Skinheads?
Cohen and Clarke
What boots and clothing did the Late Skinheads wear?
Factory boots and overalls
Who’s style were the Late Skinheads replicating?
The style of their grandads
What jobs did the Late Skinheads’ grandads have?
They worked in factories
Why did the Late Skinheads dress in this way?
To try and preserve their position in society
How did Late Skinheads act towards immigrants?
They were violent towards them
Why were the Late Skinheads violent to immigrants?
They believed they were taking away their jobs
Who studied Punks?
Hebdige
What was bricolage?
The DIY culture Punks adopted
What were Punks resisting?
Capitalism
How did Punks resist capitalism in terms of clothing?
They did not buy clothes from big businesses
What did Punks use to make their nose piercings and dresses?
Used safety pins for nose piercings, bin-liners for dresses
Who did Willis study?
The lads
What was the social class of the lads?
Working class
What did the lads do in school?
They misbehaved
What did Willis say was the reason for the lads deviant behaviour in school?
It was to prepare for the mundane life of working in a factory
What did Willis say about the actions of the lads in relation to capitalism?
Their actions on a daily basis made them not pose a threat to capitalism
What form of subculture did the lads create?
Anti-school subculture
Who were the lads’ role models?
Their fathers
Which Neo-Marxist said black male youth cultures are formed to resist racism?
Gilroy
What myth did Gilroy create?
The myth of black criminality
What spreads the myth of black criminality?
The media
Which institute believes in the myth of black criminality?
The police force
What will police do more to black people?
Stop and search them
Who studied Grime?
Charles
What did Charles find Grime provided for black working class youths?
A sense of identity
What did Grime provide for young black working class people?
Provided an opportunity to get out of poverty
How did people gain status in the Grime subculture?
By making their own Grime music
