Neo-Marxists on why youths join deviant youth cultures Flashcards
Who did Willis study?
A group of working class boys
Who were the role models for the lads?
Their dads
What jobs did the role models do?
Factory jobs
How were the lads resisting capitalism by wishing to go into factory jobs?
They would not be getting well-paid jobs to contribute to capitalism more
How did the lads see school?
They saw it as an opportunity to prepare for their jobs being tedious
Why would “having a laff” prepare them for factory jobs?
Because it would make their jobs less boring
How did the lads resist the education system with their youth culture?
They did not pay attention in lessons
What would Functionalists say about this Neo-Marxist idea?
They do not focus on status frustration
What is the impact of status frustratios?
Young people will join deviant youth cultures
Who created the concept of Status frustration?
Cohen
What is status frustration?
When working class people feel unable to move up a class so stop trying
Name 2 deviant acts the youth cultures engaged in in Cohen’s status frustration study
Vandalism, Violence
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 spend their money on that was seen as deviant?
Drugs
Why did the hippies live in abandoned houses?
They did it to avoid paying taxes
Name another individual that studied Hippies
Cohen
What did Hippies do in public that would have been seen as deviant?
Anti-war protests
Where did Cohen find hippies lived?
Abandoned houses
Name another middle class 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
Which Sociological Theory is Eisenstadt under?
Functionalism
