Post Modernism

Question 0

Gilroy

Answer 0

People who have left their place of origin have their links but also adapt
To their new environment by borrowing styles music and language from other cultures. Bhangra music combines influences from traditional Indian folk music with pop and reggae.

Question 1

Widdicombe and woofit

Answer 1

Youth subcultures did not have fixed meanings. The anarchy of the punk and oppositional attitudes of working class were just meanings imposed upon young peoples activities by sociologists. The young people didn’t share these meanings!

Shows how earlier sociological interpretations may be biased.

Still youth style Asaociated with genders, ethnicities and social classes e.g chavs.

Question 2

Cashmore

Answer 2

Gangsta rap started in Jamaica went to New York then LA then promotors worldwide. Crosses ethnic barriers and taken enthusiastically by white youth

Question 3

Luke and like

Answer 3

Influences if youth subculture derive from films,
Music, and media global in nature not just national or local. E.g Japanese put a Japanese perspective on international music

Question 4

Polemus

Answer 4

Fluidity of youth- supermarket styles!
Youths can choose from different fashions, music tastes and identity stage same way as supermarket shoppers are offered numerous choices of food.
Different styles
Can be fused together e.g British spears using Bhangra beats in songs.
Importance of style over substance which means style is a more crucial feature to what they believe in .

Question 5

Maffesoli

Answer 5

Youth subcultures are being replaced by neo tribes. A neo tribe is a range of groupings which share commitment to their communal ethic. Foundations of warmth and companionship. Neo tribes choose to be together for elective sociality- based simply on the desire to be together.

Question 6

Bennett

Answer 6

Researched clubs in new castle. Neo tribes were based around fashion and lifestyle and did not have shared values or feel that they belonged to a definable group. Can move from different neo tribes

Question 7

Herherington

Answer 7

Fashion and music styles of 1980s were too bitty and varied to be described as subcultures.

Question 8

Willis

Answer 8

Young people
Today are active and create their own individual styles mixing up whatever is available eg clothing from high street stores and charity shops