Social Developments: Youth Culture Developments - Skinheads and New Genres Flashcards
What did Skinhead culture develop from?
Mod culture
What was skinhead culture originally like?
They accepted Jamaicans and their music and overall culture
What happened to skinheads by the early 1970’s?
They became anti-immigration and increasingly violent
What did Skinheads begin to be known as when they became violent?
Football hooligans
Why were Skinheads now called Football Hooligans?
Because they would go to football tournaments and act out
What is an example of a match ending violently due to football hooligans?
A Manchester United vs Stretford game ended with 40 people stabbed
What was another name given to the overall idea of Football Hooliganism?
“The English Disease”
What tradition had there been for working class men for decades before the 1970’s?
Men of all ages would go to watch football and support their team
What happened with old men attending football matches in the 1970’s?
They decided to instead spend their free time in garden centres or at home
What did it mean for the younger football watchers when the older men left?
There were no role models to regulate behaviour of the younger men watching the matches
What did the absence of old men at the football matches then result in? What did this create?
Younger spectators felt they were free to act however they want, which is what created football hooliganism
What piece of media acknowledge the hooligans violence? What did they make?
The Daily Mirror dedicated a section of their paper to the violence of football hooligans
What did many upper class youths do?
Tried to differentiate themselves from the popular culture of the time
How did the youths differentiate from the popular culture?
They bought expensive tweed jackets and Barbour coats
What did the upper class youths who tried to separate themselves from the popular culture at the time get called?
‘Sloane Rangers’
