Child/ youth

Question 1

Parsons

Answer 1

believed in all societies childhood is period when socialisation into society’s culture takes place

Family has two functions:
Primary socialisation of children
Ensure kids raised to become well rounded parents

Adolescence= when children develop independence from parents

Question 2

Griffin

Answer 2

Media portrays youth as problem

3 ways:
Dysfunctional, suffering deficit, and deviant

Question 3

Heintz and Knowles

Answer 3

Studied children in television entertainment programmes and found that:
-Children are motivated by peer relationships and romance compared to education and religion
-Children who had anti social behaviours had positive outcomes
-Ethnic minority children under represented

Question 4

McRobbie

Answer 4

Focus on ‘bedroom culture’ - girls safe space for gossiping + pampering away from humiliation ( boys and outside world)
Socialised into traditional gender norms via ‘cult of femininity’

Question 5

Sewell

Answer 5

Shows how black boys lack a role model ( father) so they turn to male idols such as rappers and follow same characteristics as them
- Fine comfort with peers who undergo similar situation as them - follow hypermasculinity
Put less effort in school as feel education system against them - feel discriminated against
Young black youths had high goals = rejected academic work and turned to follow rappers portraying get rich quick mentality

Question 6

Willis

Answer 6

Studied ‘Lads’ found they didn’t value education - only wanted to follow into father’s footsteps and have manual jobs therefore were pressured into disruptive behaviour