identities Flashcards
social class- scott
upper class practice social closure to keep their wealth
social class- kenway
upper class girls are critical of state educated girls
social class- bourdieu
middle class have cultural capital
social class- saunders
middle class practice conspicuous consumption
social class- goodwin
middle class ‘yummy mummies’ dress theur kids in designer to portray their wealth and gain status
social class- willis
working class ‘lads’ are fatalistic and follow in their dads footsteps
social class- mac an ghail
working class faced high unemployment and loss of identity
social class- murray
underclass are lazy and workshy
social class- jordan
underclass want to work but can’t
social class change- pakulski and waters
we are now defined by what we buy rather than our social class
social class change- offe
there are no more jobs for life
social class change- skeggs
people have instrumental attitudes towards work- it’s a means to an end
gender- oakley
family socialises us into hegemonic gender roles- canalisation, manipulation, verbal appellations, domestic activities
gender- mcrobbie
girls are involved in bedroom culture
gender- ferguson
content analysis of media and found a ‘cult of femininity’ where women are persuaded to focus on appearnace, marriage and family
gender- skelton
hidden curriculum promotes the patriarchy
gender- willis
lads follow in dads footsteps and adopt anti-school subculture
gender- mac an ghail
working class boys faced crisis of masculinity
gender- adkins
vertical and horizontal segregation takes place in workplace
gender change- connell
there are new, different forms of masculinity. e.g. suborinate masculinity, hypermasculinity
gender change- abbott
men care more about their appearance
gender change- nixon
‘new man’ came about after launderette advert in 1985, men bought things to improve their appearance
gender change- mort
men now being sexualised in the media
gender change- jackson
ladettes- heavy drinkers, aggressive, loud
ethnic identity- cashmore and troyna
rastafarians ‘turned inwards’ resisting racism
ethnic identity- ghuman
Asian parents push children to conform to Asian culture