Gender + Youth

Question 1

Sarah Thornton

1995

Answer 1

• Studies on youth subculture focus primarily on males
• Girls had less disposable income, married earlier
• Therefore, more likely to join subcultures

• Stay in education
• Less pressure to marry
• Less pay gap

Question 2

Angela McRobbie + Jennie Garber

1991

Answer 2

• Girls participate in “bedroom culture”
• E.g. talking on phone, listening to music, reading magazines
• Did not join traditional subcultures

• decrease in bedroom culture

Question 3

Reddington

2003

Answer 3

• Girls active in spectacular youth subcultures - especially punk
• E.g. Vivienne Westwood

• Subcultures today have female influences

Question 4

Holland

1995

Answer 4

• Studied newcastle nightlife
• Equal amount of males and females
• Girls are not restricted

• Girls still have some restrictions

Question 5

Peak offending ages

Answer 5

• Girls - 15
• Boys - 18

Question 6

Gender + deviance

Answer 6

• Young men responsible for 20% of police recorded crime
• Young women responsible for 4%

Question 7

Carolyn Jackson

(2006)

Answer 7

• Ladishness in school occurs in boys and girls
• Seen as cool to be clever, but not to study
• “Ladette culture”

Question 8

Harding

(2014)

Answer 8

• Youn men without access to other ways of reinforcing hegemonic masculinity look to means such as crime
• E.g. lacking paid employment

Question 9

Raewyn Connell

Answer 9

Other forms of masculinity in society other than hegemonic