Feminism and Youth Culture Flashcards
What are the 5 feminist explanations of youth culture?
- Sociology research has been accused of being malestream
- Girls form what is known as a ‘bedroom culture’
- More recently a different type of female youth cultures have been identifies these are labelled as a ladette culture
- The control of women within the music industry has a role to play in female youth cultures and self expression
- Some feminists argue there is a third wave feminism which has become the basis of a female youth culture
Who argues that sociology research has been malestream?
Frith and Garber
What does Garber argue?
That there was a problem of the invisibility of girls in sociology youth cultures because much of the research was carried out by male sociologists. At the time, girls would not or could not open up about their lives and experiences
What does Frith argue?
That girls were present in the youth cultures but overlooked because most of the ethnography was carried out by men in public areas. Girls were more controlled by their families therefore not present in street cultures
What is used as AO3 for the argument ‘sociology research has been accused of being malestream’ ?
Girl gangs - Batchelor
Ladette culture - Jackson
Who argues that girls form what is known as a bedroom culture?
McRobbie and Garber
What is used as AO3 for the argument ‘girls form what is known as a bedroom cultures’ ?
Postmodernist Maffesoli
What do postmodernists argue about bedroom cultures?
Would argue it is part of a neo tribe and not a youth culture. Maffesoli would say they’re just sitting in their bedrooms and don’t have distinct norms and values so what makes them a youth culture
Who argues that more recently a different type of female youth culture has been identified and labelled as a ladette culture?
Jackson and Tinkler
Define the term ladette
Young women who behave in a boisterously assertive or crude manner and engage in heavy drinking sessions
What does Tinkler argue
That labelling girls as ‘laddish’ or ‘bad girls’ can be seen as a form of social control linked to the expected behaviours of girls in comparison to boys
What is used as AO3 for the argument ‘a different type of female youth culture has been identified and labelled as a ladette culture?
Functionalist Parsons - rite of passage
Who argues that the control of women within the music industry has a role to play in female youth cultures and self expression?
Frith
What does Frith argue?
That popular culture such as hard rock music is a way for men to explore their sexuality
What does Tricia Rose argue?
That there are less females in hip hop now than 20 years ago. She discusses how black women in hip hop are seen as an extreme form of sexualisation only and there are no positive female hip hop artists
