Interactionism (labelling, media and youths) Flashcards
How could the media create a youth culture?
Advertising
Celebrity role models
TV shows
Music
What are folk devils?
People within our society that others hate
Who suggested the moral panic including the mods and rockers ?
Stan Cohen
How did the media impact youth culture according to Stan Cohen ?
A moral panic, by the media creating the idea that they were a danger to us, which as a result led to more deviance more mods and rockers and they lived up to their self fulfilling prophecy ( the youth then lived up to their label)
Whats critique of Stan Cohen?
Only focuses on white, working class males
What ideas support Stan Cohen?
Still relevant today with labeling
How looked into the moral panic of hoodies?
Jack Fawbert
How did the media impact youth culture according to Fawbert?
A moral panic with hoodies, and it becoming the identity of youths and created the incorrect image that if you wore a hoodie you were dangerous
Whats a critique of Fawbert?
Only focuses on white working class males and ignores women and ethnic minorities
What supports Fawbert?
written in 2005, so still relevant as hoodies still exist and so do moral panics
What another way media can impact youth?
consumerism
Globalization
Films, TV and internet
How does Films, TV and the internet impact youth culture?
Creates an image of how youths should act and behave for example Jersey shore creates the idea that youth party and drink all the time.