Marxist view of YOUTH

Question 1

consensus or conflict?

what type of theory is marxism?

Answer 1

conflict

they see conflict between higher and lower classes in society

Question 2

ethnicity, gender, class ?

what is marxism’s main idea of the causes of youth cultures?

Answer 2

class

they studied economic situations of young ppl who joined youth cultures

Question 3

what do marxists believe youth cultures form to do?

Answer 3

youth cultures are a form of resistance to the ruling class and capitalism, by the working class

w/c youth cultures linked to the decline of inner city estates

Question 4

emphasise / represent

what do w/c youth cultures emphasise?

Answer 4

they represent working class values

eg. aggression, masculinity, violence etc.

Question 5

how did teddy boys dress and why, according to Marxists?

Answer 5

they wore Edwardian jackets to be similar to their ‘superiors’ in society eg. the middle class

it was a form of resistance, to show they too could afford to dress well

they were about in the 1950s , post ww2

Question 6

what did skinheads value according to Marxists?

Answer 6

Working class values such as aggression, masculinity, toughness and loyalty

Question 7

how did skinheads dress and why, according to marxists?

Answer 7

dressed for manual labour with steel toe cap doc martens, to emphasise masculinity and aggression, which they valued.

aggressive resistance to things threatening w/c such as immigration

Question 8

how did punks dress and why, according to marxists?

Answer 8

they used razor blades, safety pins, bin bags etc. in an attempt to resist mainstream capitalist society.

their style was then turned into a trend, defeating their inital purpose

Question 9

what is meant by the term ‘magical solutions’?

Answer 9

young ppl joining youth groups as they think it will make them gain status. they recreate w/c culture through style and symbols