Postmodernism and Youth Culture

Question 1

What is a neo tribe?

Answer 1

Neo tribes are a loose group of people of similar tastes and trends

Question 2

What are the 5 postmodern arguments of youth culture?

Answer 2

1. There has been a change from spectacular youth cultures to neo tribes
2. Neo tribes are seen as more fluid and allow young people to pick mix their identity
3. There is a relationship between consumer cultures and youth culture
4. Postmodernists see the UK as media saturated, arguing that people interact with the media on a regular basis and use this as a way to create an identity
5. New bedroom cultures are seen as a modern form of youth culture

Question 3

Who argues that there has been a change from spectacular youth cultures to neo tribes?

Answer 3

Maffesoli

Question 4

What is used as AO3 for the argument ‘there has been a change from spectacular youth cultures to neo tribes’ ?

Answer 4

Hodkinson - points out that there are youth cultures that are clear and defined in terms of taste and style such as goth cultures

Question 5

Who argues that neo tribes are seen as more fluid and allow young people to pick mix their identity?

Answer 5

Bennett

Thornton

Question 6

What is used as AO3 for the argument ‘neo tribes are seen as more fluid and allow young people to pick mix their identity’ ?

Answer 6

Chatterton and Hollands

Question 7

What do chatterton and hollands argue?

Answer 7

That neo tribes do not exist as most young people go to clubs and bars, where they follow mainstream cultural norms and that older people and younger people mix socialist in these places

Question 8

Who argues that there is a relationship between consumer cultures and youth culture: cultural hybridity?

Answer 8

Polhemus

Livingstone

Question 9

What is used as AO3 for the argument ‘there is a relationship between consumer culture and youth culture:cultural hybridity’ ?

Answer 9

Young

Question 10

What does Young argue?

Answer 10

That consumerism can actually lead to deviant behaviour as people compare themselves to others this could lead to deviant youth cultures e.g. gangs

Question 11

Who argues that the UK is media saturated, arguing that people interact with the media on a regular basis and use this as a way to create an identity?

Answer 11

McLuhan

Question 12

Who argues that new bedroom cultures are seen as a modern form of youth culture?

Answer 12

Livingstone