Marxist Analysis of Youth Cultures Flashcards
Marxist perspective summary
Proletariat are exploited by the bourgeoisie leading to conflict
How do Marxists focus on youth cultures?
Link youth culture behaviours to the groups of social class
Fundamental Marxist Argument about anti-social youth cultures
Young people are reacting to social oppression by forming anti-social youth cultures
How do the youth cultures in Marxism Express their class?
Informally through styles and symbols
What is one criticism of Marxism?
Using inequalities of wealth to explain all social processes is too simplistic
What is Neo-Marxism?
Using traditional Marxist ideas but applying them to contemporary society
What does CCCS stand for?
Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies
Marxist argument about agents of socialisation
They socialise us in to middle class norms and values
Examples of middle class socialisation
Hidden curriculum in education Messages in the media
What did Gramsci say the UK had?
A capitalist hegemony
What is hegemony?
The dominant culture of society
Why did Gramsci argue this?
Members of society are socialised in to the norms and values of the ruling class
Impact of socialisation in ruling class norms and values?
Society made to benefit the bourgeoisie
CCCS argument about the emergence of youth cultures?
They emerge to resist capitalist hegemony
What did Brake argue about youth cultures?
They provide “magical solutions” to the lives of their members
They provide “magical solutions” to the lives of their members
It has no basis in reality
How can hippies show the magical solution?
They wanted to go around the world and not work and take drugs all the time resulting in loans and debt
Which sociologist carried out a study on school boys who failed the 11-plus test?
Willis
What did Willis suggest the working class boys in his study did?
Make an anti-school subculture to resist the school system
What was the school system the working class boys were in based on?
Middle class norms and values
Why did the boys act out in school?
To develop the skills to survive the boredom of factories
What did Althusser create the idea of?
Ideological and Repressive State Apparatus
What is Ideological State Apparatus?
Parts of society that control people in a way to keep the ruling class in power
What is Repressive State Apparatus?
Parts of society which control those who do not conform to societys norms and values
