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youth subcultures Flashcards

1
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where did the idea of youth originate from?

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1950s post ww2 america

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what reasons can be given for the creation of youth subcultures?

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fashion, music, later legal school-leaving age, economy, sexual revolution, drugs, rebellion against previous generation

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how is fashion a reason for the creation of youth subcultures?

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globalized fashion in the media helps create a specific style associated with a youth subculture

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how does music help form youth subculture groups?

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shared interest in particular genres, styles of lyrics

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how does an increased school-leaving age help the formation of youth subcultures?

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it means that adolescents enter the work force later, therefore have a longer period to embrace youth without responsibility

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how does the economy influence youth subcultures?

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when the economy is booming, there is more disposable income available to young people to spend on fashion, music etc

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how did the sexual revolution/ drug use increase influence the creation of youth subcultures?

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-highlighted the notion of experimenting with identity
-form of rebellion against the previous generation

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subculture definition

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a culture within a culture. shared norms and values with wider culture but also a few distinct values

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what did hebdige say about how subcultures can be identified?

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members of a subculture often signal their membership by wearing distinctive clothes, footwear and hairstyles

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why do subcultures often develop?

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to go against authority or social norms and values

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when did teddy boys first emerge?

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1950s

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how did teddy boys dress?

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-in second hand clothing of upperclassmen
-edwardian

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what social class were teddy boys?

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middle/ upper middle. affluent

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what did jefferson 1976 say about teddy boys?

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saw teddy boys as attempting to buy status

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what were the female version of the teddy boy youth subculture?

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‘judies’

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what group cultivated the first british market for teenage leisure?

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the judies in 1950s

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how were the judies recognizable as?

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-go out in groups to the cinema/ dances
-collect magazines/ records

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what social class were judies typically?

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working class or middle class

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how many people in the uk have been a member of a youth subculture at some point?

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1 in 3 people

20
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name some 1950s youth subculture groups:

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teddy boys, judies

21
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name some 1960s youth subculture groups:

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mods, rockers, skinheads, hippies

22
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what did media coverage of mods and rockers spark in society?

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moral panic about british youths

23
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what were mods and rockers labelled as?

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folk devils

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folk devil definition

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an individual that is perceived to be a bad influence on society

25
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moral panic definition

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societal reaction to exaggerated media that shows oppositions to the norms and values

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what traits can be identified in the mods subculture?

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-motor scooters
-amphetamines and clubbing
-r&b music
-1950s modernist fashion

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what traits can be identified in the rockers subculture?

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-british motorbike group
-rock music
-withdrawal from mainstream into their own lifestyles based off their sport

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what traits can be identified in the skinheads subculture?

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-classism motivated
-anti conservitivism
-shaved heads
-manual worker clothes, braces, drainpipe trousers, boots
-influenced by jamaican music/ culture

29
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what social class were skinheads?

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working class

30
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what country were skinheads influenced by?

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jamaican rastafaris

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what traits can be identified in the hippie subculture?

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-aiming for peace, love and freedom
-psychadelic drugs use
-folk music
-celebrating nudity/ nature
-rejecting consumerism/ capitalist ideals

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what did the hippie group provoke people to question?

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authority

33
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what did the hippie group strive to promote?

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peace, love and freedom

34
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name some 1970s youth subculture groups:

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skinheads, punks, glam rockers, goths

35
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how did skinheads gain a bad reputation by the 1970s?

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violence at football games and also racially motivated attacks

36
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what views did punks focus on?

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-anti-establishment views
-individual freedom

37
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what music styles did punks listen to?

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punk rock, eg sex pistols

38
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what traits can be identified in punk subculture?

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-punk rock music
-rebellion motivated
-edgy and outrageous fashion styles
-extreme hairstyles or hair colours
-piercings

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what traits can be identified in glam rockers subculture?

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-rockpop music
-flamboyant and androgynous fashion
-glitter, platform shoes, crazy hairstyles
-exploration of sexual and gender identities

40
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what sorts of music did glam rockers listen to?

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combination of rock and pop styles. eg david bowie

41
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what were glam rockers associated with exploring?

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gender and sexual identity

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what traits can be identified in the goth subculture?

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-fascination with death
-darker colours, neo-victorian fashion, eyeliner
-rebelling against oppressive society norms and values

43
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what can goth subculture be seen as an alternative to?

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punks

44
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name some 1980s youth subculture groups:

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new romantics, casuals, soul boys

45
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what traits can be identified in the new romantics subculture?

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-questioning conventional ideas about identity/ gender
-resided in pubs/ nightclubs
-eccentric fashion. mix of neoclassical/ glamrock

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what traits can be identified in the casuals subculture?

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-football
-hooliganism at games
-dressed more elegantly than the working class football fans

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