feminism Flashcards
What term did Mcrobbie coin?
bedroom culture
why did girls spend more time at home compared to boys? mcrobbie
-girls recieved stricter parental controls
-links to the idea that a womens place is in the bedroom
what were some components of bedroom culture? mcrobbie
-listening to teenybop and reading magazines
-chatting with friends
-decorating their rooms
What are some evaluations of mcrobbie?
+-lincoln 2004 confirms continuing existance of bedroom culture
X-aspects of bedroom culture have changed significantly e.g internet
X-girls have a prescence in rave culture so aren’t completely invisible in youth culture
what did Sarah Thornton study?
-more recent study on the marginalisation of women in subcultures
-club culture-women were given a lower status for listening to mainstream music
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what does the term subcultural capital mean? thornton
the distinctions made by youth to measure their self worth against the mainstream
What are some evaluations for Thornton?
+-ideas about club culture are so relevant
X-post-modernists claim that gender no longer divides youth
What did osgerby study?
girls absence in youth cultures due to sexist and aggressive masculinity
How has society changed attitudes of men? osgerby
before 1950s men were expected to look after women
now men take on a more aggressive and sexist roles
What is a ladette? Jackson
Girls that present themselves in more masculine ways e.g drinking,getting into fights and being loud
How did Jackson conduct her research?
-used 3 questionnaires on year 9 people
-semi-structured interviews (75 girls and 78 boys)
What conclusion did Jackson reach?
Laddish behaviour can be an advantage from the perspective of girls;it makes them appear cool
-solution to the stress of academic pressure
What are some evaluations for Jackson?
+-explores how gender roles have changed since 1970s
X-postmodernists say these ideas are outdated
What did archer study?
-girl gangs
-riot grrls
What research methods did archer use?
-secondary sources e.g interview transcripts
What did the police say to archer about female gangs?
-female gangs are more widespread than they think as recordings of them are limited
What gangs did archer use as an example?
Peckham girls (ring leader ‘little miss’)
-Busch corner girls (tag names)
Why do women join gangs? Archer
-commitment to protect women from men
-sisterhood
What are riot Grrls?
- female response to sexism in the punk scene
What did Archer conclude?
Girls are taking an active role in youth culture
-girls are not socially controlled as mcrobbie claims
What are some evaluations for Archer?
+-archer researched a topic not often addressed providing more info
+-BBC rise of female violence doc confirmed findings
X-used secondary research,never interacted with the gangs herself,May not be authentic
What does reddington argue?
-girls participate in subcultures but are ignored by sociologists
Which subculture did jock Young study?
Hippies
What is a self-fulfilling prophecy? Jock Young
A prediction that makes itself become true
How did the hippies relationship with drugs change once they were labelled?
-before labelling drugs were peripheral to the hippy lifestyle
-police prosecution led to them to wee themselves as outsiders
-retreated into closer groups where drugs became a central activity
What are some evaluations for Young?
X-deterministic implies deviance is inevitable after labelling
X-deviance May be a choice rather than something imposed onto us
What groups did Stan Cohen study?
Mods and rockers
What is a moral panic? Stan Cohen
1.group is identified as a folk devil,threat to societal values
2.media exaggerate scale of the problem
3.moral entrepreneurs e.g police,politicians condemn the group
4.leads to a crackdown on the group and the possibility for a self-fulfilling prophecy
