child/youth identity Flashcards
1
Q
youth
parsons
A
- childhood is a period of time where socialisation into society’s culture takes place.
- Parson believes that the family has 2 roles:
- primary socialisation
- The stabilisation of adult personality
- adolescents is the time where children learn independence from their parents.
- This is vital for children to develop independence from their parents for their future marriage partner
2
Q
Griffin
A
- The media exaggerates and portrays the youth as social problems which creates moral panic.
- The media portrays the youth in 3 ways:
- dysfunctional: doesn’t function effectively
- Suffering deficit: think they’re hard done by
- Deviant: their behaviour is abnormal and law breaking
3
Q
dysfunctional
A
- griffin
- doesn’t function effectively
4
Q
suffering a deficit
A
- griffin
- think they’re hard done by
5
Q
deviant
A
- griffin
- their behaviour is abnormal and law breaking
6
A
- children are portrayed in entertainment television.
- children are involved and are motivated by peer relationships and romance
- Majority of characters engage in anti social behaviours
- Minority ethnic groups are underrepresented
- This results in socially constructed ideas about the youth and what they may be like which perhaps might not be true but creates moral panic.
7
Q
McRobbie
A
- Female peer groups encourage girls to follow traditional female gender roles
- bedroom culture
- Cult of femininity
8
Q
sewell
A
- Male peer groups encourage norm breaking behaviour by giving high status to those who break the norms and rules
- hyper masculinity
- Cultural comfort zones
9
Q
willis
A
- May create and reinforce youth identity through the rejection of education
- anti school subculture
- Boys are labelled as disruptive and are expected to underachieve making them less likely to want to achieve high grades.
10
Q
- childhood is a period of time where socialisation into society’s culture takes place.
-believes that the family has 2 roles:- primary socialisation
- The stabilisation of adult personality
- adolescents is the time where children learn independence from their parents.
- This is vital for children to develop independence from their parents for their future marriage partner
A
youth
parsons
11
Q
- The media exaggerates and portrays the youth as social problems which creates moral panic.
- The media portrays the youth in 3 ways:
- dysfunctional: doesn’t function effectively
- Suffering deficit: think they’re hard done by
- Deviant: their behaviour is abnormal and law breaking
A
Griffin
12
Q
- griffin
- doesn’t function effectively
A
dysfunctional
13
Q
- griffin
- think they’re hard done by
A
suffering a deficit
14
Q
- griffin
- their behaviour is abnormal and law breaking
A
deviant
15
Q
- children are portrayed in entertainment television.
- children are involved and are motivated by peer relationships and romance
- Majority of characters engage in anti social behaviours
- Minority ethnic groups are underrepresented
- This results in socially constructed ideas about the youth and what they may be like which perhaps might not be true but creates moral panic.
16
Q
- Female peer groups encourage girls to follow traditional female gender roles
- bedroom culture
- Cult of femininity
A
McRobbie
17
Q
- Male peer groups encourage norm breaking behaviour by giving high status to those who break the norms and rules
- hyper masculinity
- Cultural comfort zones
A
sewell
18
Q
- May create and reinforce youth identity through the rejection of education
- anti school subculture
- Boys are labelled as disruptive and are expected to underachieve making them less likely to want to achieve high grades.
A
willis
