Neo-Marxism on Reasons for Youths joining Deviant Youth Cultures: Deviant Youth Cultures resist Capitalism Flashcards
Which class is most likely to resist capitalism?
Working-Class
What is the case for some people in terms of their class when resisting capitalism?
Some middle-class people also resist capitalism
Who did Brake study?
Hippies
What did Hippies want to do?
Stop following capitalism and build their own society
What did Hippies spend their money on that was seen as deviant?
Drugs
What did Hippies do in public that would have been seen as deviant?
Anti-war protests
Name another individual that studied Hippies
Cohen
Where did Cohen find hippies lived?
Abandoned houses
What did Cohen find about the reason hippies lived in abandoned houses?
They did it to avoid paying taxes
Name another youth culture that resisted capitalism and who studied them
Punks, Hebdige
How did Punks resist capitalism through their clothes?
They wore clothes they made themselves
Name an item Punks used for nose piercings
Safety pins
What was bricolage for Punks?
The DIY culture they adopted
