Spectacular Youth Cultures: Skinheads Flashcards
Who studied the early skinheads?
Letts
When were the early skinheads around?
1960s
How did the early skinheads act?
They were accepting to immigrants
What type of music did early skinheads listen to?
Reggae music
Which 2 sociologists studied the late skinheads?
Cohen and Clarke
What style was adopted by early skinheads? (Say the jeans they wore and the length of their hair)
Levi jeans, short hair
What did Cohen and Clarke say was the reason for the rise of Late Skinheads?
The decline in working class communities
Who did late skinheads dress similar to?
Their grandads
How did late skinheads take out their aggression?
By being racist and homophobic
What were late skinheads attempting to do through their violent acts according to Cohen and Clarke?
“Magically” re-create the previous working class conditions
