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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?

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Black Immigrants

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Why were the Teddy Boys violent towards Black immigrants?

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They were taking factory jobs that the Teddy Boys would have had

27
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Name a deviant subculture in the 1970s that formed due to social change

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Late Skinheads

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Why did the Late Skinheads form in response to social change?

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Immigrants were taking their jobs

29
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Who studied the Late Skinheads?

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Cohen and Clarke

30
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Which ethnicity of immigrants were Late Skinheads violent towards?

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Black and Asian immigrants

31
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Name 2 types of clothing Late Skinheads wore

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Work boots and overalls

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Why did Late Skinheads wear these clothes?

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It reflected the importance of the declining blue collar job opportunities for them

33
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Whose clothing were the Late Skinheads mirroring?

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Their grandads’ clothing

34
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What would Feminists argue about Neo-Marxist subcultural theories?

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They do not examine how girls take part in deviant subcultures

35
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Which Feminist studied Riot Grrrl?

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Atwood

36
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Why was Riot Grrrl created?

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To give women more equality in society

37
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Which wave of feminism was Riot Grrrl in and what decade were they present in?

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3rd wave feminism. Present in the 1990s

38
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Name a deviant act of the Riot Grrrl subculture

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Writing “slut” on their bodies at concerts

39
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Why did Riot Grrrl participants write “slut” on their bodies at concerts?

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It was the way they felt society portrayed them

40
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What form of culture to Neo-Marxists believe young people resist by joining deviant subcultures?

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Consumer culture

41
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Who studied Punks?

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Hebdige

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What decade were Punks around in?

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1970s

43
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What financial issue was present in Britain in the 1970s?

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Economic decline

44
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How did Punks resist capitalism through their clothing?

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They made their own clothes

45
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What form of culture did Punks create for themselves?

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A DIY culture

46
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What did Punks use for nosepiercings?

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Safety pins

47
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How did Punks resist consumer culture through their lifestyle?

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They were not buying clothes from big businesses

48
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What would Functionalists argue against with young people supposedly joining deviant subcultures to resist capitalism?

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They would say a weak value consensus is a more significant reason

49
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Who created the concept of a value consensus?

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Durkheim

50
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What is a value consensus?

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The shared norms and values in a society

51
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What occurs if many people do not follow a value consensus?

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Anomie

52
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What does Anomie mean?

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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?

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Prepares them for blue-collar jobs

54
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Who did Willis study?

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The lads

55
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Who were the lads’ role models?

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Their fathers

56
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What sort of jobs did the role models of the lads have?

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Factory jobs

57
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What did the lads to in education?

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Had a “laff”

58
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Why did the lads “have a laff” in their lessons?

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To prepare them for working class jobs

59
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What would Postmodernists argue about Neo-Marxist subcultural theories?

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They are outdated

60
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What 2 concepts did Foucault create?

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Sovereign Power and Disciplinary Power

61
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What was sovereign power?

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Deterring people from crimes with harsh punishments

62
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What is disciplinary power?

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Deterring people from crimes by having security cameras everywhere

63
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What is the situation with surveillance in the present day?

A

Everyone is surveyed all the time

64
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Why will someone be deterred from committing crimes in the present day?

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It is likely a security camera will catch them doing it

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