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Neo-Marxists on why youths join deviant youth cultures Flashcards

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Who did Willis study?

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A group of working class boys

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Who were the role models for the lads?

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Their dads

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What jobs did the role models do?

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Factory jobs

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How were the lads resisting capitalism by wishing to go into factory jobs?

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They would not be getting well-paid jobs to contribute to capitalism more

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How did the lads see school?

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They saw it as an opportunity to prepare for their jobs being tedious

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Why would “having a laff” prepare them for factory jobs?

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Because it would make their jobs less boring

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How did the lads resist the education system with their youth culture?

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They did not pay attention in lessons

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What would Functionalists say about this Neo-Marxist idea?

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They do not focus on status frustration

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What is the impact of status frustratios?

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Young people will join deviant youth cultures

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7
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Who created the concept of Status frustration?

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Cohen

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What is status frustration?

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When working class people feel unable to move up a class so stop trying

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Name 2 deviant acts the youth cultures engaged in in Cohen’s status frustration study

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Vandalism, Violence

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Which class is most likely to resist capitalism?

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Working-Class

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What is the case for some people in terms of their class when resisting capitalism?

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Some middle-class people also resist capitalism

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Who did Brake study?

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Hippies

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What did Hippies spend their money on that was seen as deviant?

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Drugs

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Why did the hippies live in abandoned houses?

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They did it to avoid paying taxes

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Name another individual that studied Hippies

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Cohen

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What did Hippies do in public that would have been seen as deviant?

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Anti-war protests

15
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Where did Cohen find hippies lived?

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Abandoned houses

15
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Name another middle class youth culture that resisted capitalism and who studied them

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Punks, Hebdige

16
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How did Punks resist capitalism through their clothes?

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They wore clothes they made themselves

17
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Name an item Punks used for nose piercings

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Safety pins

18
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Which Sociological Theory is Eisenstadt under?

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Functionalism

18
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What was bricolage for Punks?

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Their DIY culture

19
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What would Eisenstadt say is the main reason people join youth cultures?

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To let off steam

20
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Why will young people need to let of steam according to Eisenstadt?

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Because the transition from childhood to adulthood can be stressful

21
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Name 2 deviant behaviours young people may engage in to let off steam

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Drinking, Smoking

21
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What does Eisenstadt believes happen to these individuals once they become adults?

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They will integrate into mainstream society

22
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What is the social bond of belief?

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Belief in the law

23
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Who created the social bonds theory?

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Hirschi

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What will happen if young people do not have the social bond of belief?

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They will commit crimes

24
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Why will working class individuals try and protect their status?

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They feel they have little status to begin with

25
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Who did Teddy Boys attack?

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Immigrants from the Windrush Generation

25
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Which deviant youth culture did Jefferson study?

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Teddy Boys

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When were the Teddy Boys around?

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1950s

27
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What did the Teddy Boys do with their clothing to resist their low status?

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They bought Edwardian-style clothing

28
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What was the process of buying Edwardian-style clothing called?

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Buying Status

29
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Who studied the Late Skinheads?

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Cohen and Clarke

30
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Which Immigrants did Late Skinheads take their frustration out on?

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Black Immigrants

31
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What would Feminists argue about joining deviant youth cultures to protect status?

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They do not focus on why girls join deviant youth cultures

32
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Who studied girls in gangs?

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Batchelor

33
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What was the family background for the girls who joined the gang?

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They had dysfunctional families

34
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Why did some girls join the gang?

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They wanted to feel like they were part of a family

35
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How were the lives of the girls in the gang different to men?

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They were sexually exploited

36
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How were girls used for gang operations?

A

They were used to carry drugs around

37
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Why were girls used by the gang to carry drugs around?

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They were less suspicious than boys doing it

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