Rise of lads and ladettes Flashcards
1
Q
What are the six points about the rise of Lads and Ladettes?
A
- The 1980s ‘New Man’ was replaced by the 1990s ‘lad culture’.
- Men embraced sex, lager, football and loutish behaviour.
- Reflected in TV series ‘Men behaving badly’ and magazines such as ‘Loaded’.
- The lad was followed by the rise of the ‘ladette’.
- Women embraced sex, booze and swearing.
- Reflected in magazines such as Cosmopolitan.
2
Q
Are the terms Lads and Ladettes a creation of the media?
A
Maybe.
Lads and Ladettes may just have been a media creation.