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Neo-Marxist Subcultural Theories Flashcards

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Why do Neo-Marxists think middle class youths join deviant subcultures?

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To resist capitalism

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Name a mainly middle class youth culture

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Hippies

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How did Hippies feel about capitalism?

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They thought it was an unfair system

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What did Brake find with how the Hippies got money?

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They got it from benefits

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What did Brake say the solutions to the Hippies’ problems were?

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Magical solutions

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How did Hippies show resistance to the Vietnam War?

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They grew out their hair

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Why did Hippies grow out their hair as a form of anti-war protests?

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Because soldiers had to shave their heads

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What did Cohen find with Hippies in terms of living conditions?

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They squatted in abandoned houses

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According to Cohen, what did squatting provide an alternative to?

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Conforming to capitalism by paying rent or buying a house

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Where did Cohen squat with the Hippies?

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In a 100 room abandoned London mansion

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What would Functionalists criticise about Neo-Marxist subcultural theories with Hippies?

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They do not acknowledge their actions were due to weak social bonds

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Which Functionalist created the social bonds?

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Hirschi

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What does Hirschi argue the social bonds prevent people from doing?

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Committing crimes

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How does the Involvement with Others social bond prevent crime?

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Committing a crime would destroy being able to be involved with others.

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How does the attachment to career social bond prevent crime?

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Committing a crime would destroy the ability to have a career

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How does the belief in the law social bond prevent crime?

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People believe the law system is present for the benefit of everyone in society

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Who does Hirschi argue will not have developed any of the social bonds?

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Young people

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What do Neo-Marxists think about working class youths joining deviant subcultures in terms of social aspects?

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Join deviant subcultures as a response to social changes

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Who studied the Teddy Boys?

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Jefferson

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What decade were the Teddy Boys around in?

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1950s

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What did working class communities in London experience after WWII?

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Immigration by the Windrush Generation

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What clothing did Teddy Boys buy?

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Edwardian-style clothing

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What was it called when the Teddy Boys bought Edwardian-style clothing?

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Buying status

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Why did the Teddy Boys buy status?

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They felt their status had been reduced due to immigration

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Which ethnicity of immigrants were Teddy Boys violent towards?
Black Immigrants
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Why were the Teddy Boys violent towards Black immigrants?
They were taking factory jobs that the Teddy Boys would have had
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Name a deviant subculture in the 1970s that formed due to social change
Late Skinheads
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Why did the Late Skinheads form in response to social change?
Immigrants were taking their jobs
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Who studied the Late Skinheads?
Cohen and Clarke
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Which ethnicity of immigrants were Late Skinheads violent towards?
Black and Asian immigrants
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Name 2 types of clothing Late Skinheads wore
Work boots and overalls
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Why did Late Skinheads wear these clothes?
It reflected the importance of the declining blue collar job opportunities for them
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Whose clothing were the Late Skinheads mirroring?
Their grandads' clothing
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What would Feminists argue about Neo-Marxist subcultural theories?
They do not examine how girls take part in deviant subcultures
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Which Feminist studied Riot Grrrl?
Atwood
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Why was Riot Grrrl created?
To give women more equality in society
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Which wave of feminism was Riot Grrrl in and what decade were they present in?
3rd wave feminism. Present in the 1990s
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Name a deviant act of the Riot Grrrl subculture
Writing "slut" on their bodies at concerts
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Why did Riot Grrrl participants write "slut" on their bodies at concerts?
It was the way they felt society portrayed them
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What form of culture to Neo-Marxists believe young people resist by joining deviant subcultures?
Consumer culture
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Who studied Punks?
Hebdige
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What decade were Punks around in?
1970s
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What financial issue was present in Britain in the 1970s?
Economic decline
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How did Punks resist capitalism through their clothing?
They made their own clothes
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What form of culture did Punks create for themselves?
A DIY culture
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What did Punks use for nosepiercings?
Safety pins
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How did Punks resist consumer culture through their lifestyle?
They were not buying clothes from big businesses
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What would Functionalists argue against with young people supposedly joining deviant subcultures to resist capitalism?
They would say a weak value consensus is a more significant reason
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Who created the concept of a value consensus?
Durkheim
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What is a value consensus?
The shared norms and values in a society
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What occurs if many people do not follow a value consensus?
Anomie
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What does Anomie mean?
When peopld don't know which norms and values to follow
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What did Neo-Marxists say deviant subcultures prepare working class boys for?
Prepares them for blue-collar jobs
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Who did Willis study?
The lads
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Who were the lads' role models?
Their fathers
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What sort of jobs did the role models of the lads have?
Factory jobs
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What did the lads to in education?
Had a "laff"
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Why did the lads "have a laff" in their lessons?
To prepare them for working class jobs
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What would Postmodernists argue about Neo-Marxist subcultural theories?
They are outdated
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What 2 concepts did Foucault create?
Sovereign Power and Disciplinary Power
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What was sovereign power?
Deterring people from crimes with harsh punishments
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What is disciplinary power?
Deterring people from crimes by having security cameras everywhere
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What is the situation with surveillance in the present day?
Everyone is surveyed all the time
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Why will someone be deterred from committing crimes in the present day?
It is likely a security camera will catch them doing it

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