Femininities

Question 1

Blackman 5

Answer 1

‘New Wave Girls’
Strength
Confidence in group
Used sexuality to challenge schools male culture
Challenged passive (traditional) femininity

Question 2

Osler and Vincent 5

Answer 2

• Girls = less willing to pose direct challenges to authority
• They didn’t want to get into trouble as it would damage their reputation
• If boys got into trouble they were viewed positively by their peers
• Boys - attitude and being physical = identity
• Girls - appearance = important

Question 3

McRobbie

Answer 3

Some aspects of female sub-cultural behaviour is more rage against, rather than resistance, the current expectations placed upon girls

Question 4

Jackson

Answer 4

Lads and Ladettes

Normative femininity - value physical appearance