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All Postmodernist Youth Culture Studies Flashcards

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1
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What concept did Polhemus create?

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Triumph of style over substance

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What does Polhemus’ idea of style over substance mean for youth cultures overall?

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They no longer have a deep meaning

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Who created the concept of new bedroom culture?

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Livingstone

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Who created the ‘supermarket of style’?

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Polhemus

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What is the supermarket of style?

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The ability for young people to pick and mix their styles from around the world

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According to Livingstone, what form of youth cultures are created with new bedroom culture?

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Global youth cultures

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What is new bedroom culture?

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Where young people base their lives around the media

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Which Postmodernist created the concept of a ‘global village’?

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McLuhan

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What did McLuhan say made the global village possible?

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Globalisation

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What has happened to shared norms and values under the global village?

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They no longer exist

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What has happened to social divisions due to the global village?

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They are less present

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Who said family life has dispersed?

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Morley

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Why does McLuhan say youth cultures are now meaningless?

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There are no longer shared norms and values

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According to Morley, why do families now spend less time with each other?

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Media technology has become smaller and cheaper

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According to Morley, what do parents think about their children playing outside?

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They think it is dangerous

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Name a reason parents think their children playing outside is dangerous according to Morley

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Stranger danger

15
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Who made the term “neo-tribe”?

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Maffesoli

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What does Maffesoli argue with neo-tribes?

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They have replaced youth cultures

17
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Define Neo-tribes

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Groups of young people with no deep committment to the group

17
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According to Maffesoli, what is it called when young people go from one neo-tribe to another?

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Flitting

18
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What is the case with who can join a neo-tribe?

A

Anyone can join

18
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Which Postmodernists said young people now have fluid styles?

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Bennet

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According to Bennet, what do young people now do with their norms and values?

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They “pick and mix” with the ones they like the most

20
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Name 2 things Bennet found neo-tribes were based around

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Fashion and music

21
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Which Postmodernist said we lived in a world of liquid modernity?

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Bauman

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What does liquid modernity mean for change?

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There is constant change

21
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What does Bauman say has been the impact of liquid modernity for people?

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Everyone has become ‘tourists’ in the world

22
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Why does Bauman say liquid modernity = people being tourists?

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People now only look for brief but enjoyable social experiences

22
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What culture did Thornton study?

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Acid House/Rave culture

23
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How did Acid House start out in terms of popularity?

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It was underground

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What made Acid House mainstream?

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The media reported on the death of someone from drug overdose within the culture

25
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According to Thornton, what was created from the media report on acid house?

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Moral panic

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What happened with Acid House/Rave culture after it was reported on by the media?

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It became more popular

27
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According to Thornton, what are club cultures?

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Taste cultures?

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What are taste cultures?

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Cultures where the things you are interested in are what matters to a group

28
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What is subcultural capital?

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The status gained in taste cultures by knowing what music is “in” and what is “out”

29
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What would taste cultures label as being “in” our “out”?

A

Music

30
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How would taste cultures feel if someone talked about music that was “out”?

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They would be seen as a mainstream follower

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