Postmodernism + Youth

Question 1

Manchester institute of popular culture

Answer 1

• Studied club culture
• No clear gender, class or ethnic division

Question 2

Sarah Thornton

Answer 2

• Club culture is “Taste culture”
• Based on music, dress, and lifestyle tastes
• “Subcultural capital” - knowing what is cool

Question 3

Redhead

1990

Answer 3

Subcultures develop in media

Question 4

Maffesoli

1996

Answer 4

• “Neo Tribe”
• Youth are no longer commited to one distinct subculture
• Can change from tribe to tribe or be members of multiple

Question 5

Bennet

1999

Answer 5

• Studied nightclubs in newcastle
• Neo-tribes based on fashion, music, and lifestyles
• Neo-tribes more fluid than subcultures

Question 6

Ted Polhemus

1994

Answer 6

• “Supermarket of style”
• Form identity from many different places