Youth Subcultures Flashcards
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Disappearance of childhood due to the media
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Neil Postman (1982)
2
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Youth
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Varies between cultures and is socially constructed
3
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Youth culture
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Youth share a particular set of norms and values that are distinct from adults and children
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Youth subculture
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Distinctive group of youths within the wider youth culture, who stand out in terms of style, dress, music, etc.
5
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Spectacular youth subcultures
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Highly visible youth subcultures of the 1950s to ’70s
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Mods
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- Parka jackets, straight leg jeans, unsettled hair
- Ska, northern soul
- Rose scooters - Vespa/Lambretta
- Rivalry with rockers
7
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Rockers
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- Leather, studs, boots, styled hair
- Rock and roll - e.g. Elvis
- Rode motorbikes
- Rivalry with mods
8
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Teddy Boys
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- Smartly dressed, bootlace tie, styled hair
- Rockabilly
- Known for fighting
- Working class
9
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Punks
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- Leather, studs, boots, makeup, skinny jeans, fishnets tights, mohawks, liberty spikes
10
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Skinheads
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- bomber jackets, oxblood boots, straight leg jeans, union jack, shaved/bald head
- Reggae
- Initial influence from black culture
- Patriotic
- Neo-nazism
11
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Define:
Delinquent subculture
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- A group involved in deviant behaviour
- Go against societies norms and values
12
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Define:
Criminal Subculture
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- Group who break the law
- Go against norms and values and commit serious offences
13
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Define:
Gang
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- A group of people, particularly youths, who regularly associate together
- Meaning changed by media and politicians to be associated with violence
14
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Define:
Anti-school subculture
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- A group of students who oppose the education system
- Reject and reverse norms and values of the school system
15
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Behaviour of delinquent subcultures
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- Vandalism
- Drinking/smoking
- Loitering
- Anti social behaviour
