SUBCULTURES + SOCIAL CLASS Flashcards
What does sociologists argue about subcultures and class?
CCCS analyses various spectacular youth subcultures in terms of their social class situation
what does Hall and Jefferson argue?
resistance through rituals = material conditions shape culture which shows the social class and their differences.
what does John Clarke argue?
skinheads = represent an exaggerated version of working-class masculinity. they wore extreme forms of manual workers’ clothes consisting of rolled-up jeans, braces and big boots.
attitude macho aggressive and racist
who also looks at skinheads other than Clarke?
Phil Cohen
what does Phil Cohen argue?
due to skinheads’ feelings being threatened like the decline of working-class industries and increasing migrations, skinheads focused on the reclaimed territory. this behaviour is showcased through football hooliganism
what does Tony Jefferson argue?
teddy boys - not done well at school, working class but want to break the stereotypes about their fashion and so always wore suits and wore themselves neatly. hang out in local cafes as huge groups trying to cosplay their middle-class peers
what does dick hebdige argue about?
Mods - working class but more affluent groups who used their money to create a style that was resistant against the middle class showing they could be smart and cool too.
what does hebdige argue about?
punks and them emerging as a resistance against the dominance of the mainstream media and fashion industry which were telling youth how to be.
attracted working-class youth they liked bands like sex pistols and The Clash singing about poverty
what does CCCS argue about social class and subcultures?
argues how feelings of deprivation and frustration are what lead the young to form subcultures and as a resistance to the capitalist society against their social class deprivation and saw their rituals like music, fashion and attitude as a way to express their resistance
what does Blake argue?
magical solution rather than symbolic practical the working class faced and how later on they would assimilate into becoming the normal adults in capitalist society under its social control
what does Thornton argue?
challenges the ideas of the CCCS and the significance of the social class as you dont have the same responsibilities as adults so they enjoy the freedom of no responsibilities and it doesn’t matter what social class you are in you can be part of a subculture except the ones that are the very poorest
