Childhood And Youth Identity Flashcards
How may family create and reinforce a childhood or youth identity?
Through processes of social control to reinforce norms and values
What did parsons find?
- believed that childhood is a period when socialisation into society’s culture takes place
- believed that family has 2 main functions; primary socialisation of children, socialisation of adult personalities of the population of society
How may the media create and reinforce youth identity?
Through portraying young people in a stereotyped way
What is stereotype?
Generalised assumptions about a group - prejudiced
What is moral panic?
Media’s deviancy amplification reach millions and influences their judgement- people fear them
What did griffin find?
- media may portray youths as social problem in 3 ways; dysfunctional, suffering a deficit, deviant
Define dysfunctional
Doesn’t function effectively
Define suffering a deficit
Hard done by
Define deviant
Norm and law breaking
What did Heintz Knowles find?
- children are motivated most by peer relationships and romance and least by school related and religious issues
- majority of the characters engage in antisocial behaviours which results in positive outcomes
- children from minority groups are under represented
How may peers create and reinforce youth identity?
Through peer pressure, inclusion and role models
What did McRobbie find?
- girls in their youth spend leisurely time in their bedroom away from risk of humiliation from boys and outside world
- socialised into traditional gender norms via cult of femininity
What did Sewell find?
- hyper masculinity in boys in their youths
- imitation on negative male role models by lack of father figure
How may education create and reinforce youth identity?
Through rejection of education
What is anti school subculture?
- Lack of importance of educational value
- rejection of school rules
- non conforming
