functionlism and youth culture

Question 1

Who suggested that there is only one youth culture?

Answer 1

Rozak

Question 2

What is a youth culture according to Rozak?

Answer 2

That there is only one youth culture and everyone falls under the same title. Age is the division in society; gender, class and ethnicity no longer matter as much.

Question 3

What ideas support Rozak?

Answer 3

Most youth appear to challenge norms, just in different ways
Gender less significant due to equal rights laws

Question 4

What critiques are there of Rozak?

Answer 4

Perhaps outdated
Over Generalization and we examples of different youth cultures e.g. chavs and goths
Class impacts more than age e.g language and lifestyle

Question 5

What is functionalism?

Answer 5

A consensus theory Were everything has a purpose and people work together to function

Question 6

Who suggests that youths try to move away from their parents identity?

Answer 6

Eisenstadt

Question 7

What does Eisenstadt believe the function of youth is?

Answer 7

create their own identity and get away from the one their parents gave them

Question 8

What is an ascribed position ?

Answer 8

a position in society which parents give you

Question 9

What ideas support Eisenstadt?

Answer 9

agrees with parsons

Question 10

Whats an critique of Eisenstadt?

Answer 10

Now w/c are keen to show wealth

youth don’t rebel their parents identity as much (not as relevant now)

Question 11

Who suggests that youth is a ceremony?

Answer 11

parsons

Question 12

What does parsons suggest the function of youth is?

Answer 12

A ceremony making the move from childhood to adulthood ‘rite of passage’

Question 13

Whats an example of traditional ceremony?

Answer 13

Bar Mitzah ( Jewish transition from a boy to man)

Question 14

Explain the first feature of youth culture ?

Answer 14

Youth frustration- wanting to do things such as sex and drugs but be told not to and be forced to go to school/ college. This causes youth to be deviant

Question 15

Explain how this feature is functional for society?

Answer 15

this frustration causes youth to be deviant and this way they learn boundary’s and learn maybe its not good to be drinking and smoking all the time.

Question 16

Explain the second feature of youth culture?

Answer 16

Acknowledgment that the modern day is not interested in the modern world is not interested in rite of passage ceremonies anymore and youth culture has taken over.

Question 17

Why is this functional for society?

Answer 17

longer transition which makes things easier on those developing into adulthood, allows youth to be deviant and get all the bad things out of their system.

Question 18

what are ideas that support parsons?

Answer 18

frustration, unclear expectations of youth

Question 19

what are critiques of parsons?

Answer 19

Some don’t grow out of deviant stages
it could be frustrating the transition, but deviance isnt always necessary.
can impact future
stereotypes of youth emerge

Question 20

How are all these functionalists similar?

Answer 20

All do to with youth being deviant
Also that becoming a youth is a process
Youth is for young people

Question 21

How are they different?

Answer 21

Rozak the only functionalist that believes there is no subcultures
Also Rozak believes its down to age what you like and Eisenstadt believes its down to parents.