Social class CAGE youth subcultures
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- Social class & Youth subcultures
- Clarke 1976 SKINHEADS
- Represented an exaggerated version of the working class masculinity. More manual workers. Attitude was aggressive, racist.
- Youths saw working class as under threat due to economic conditions (form of restitance)
- dressed in steal cap boots, bald head and overalls
- dressed in work related attire
- dressed in steal cap boots, bald head and overalls
- Youths saw working class as under threat due to economic conditions (form of restitance)
- Represented an exaggerated version of the working class masculinity. More manual workers. Attitude was aggressive, racist.
- Jefferson (1976) Teddy Boys
- 1950's general evidence that they didn't do well at school and with only dead ends as futures to look forward to.
- with no where to go often hung around 9n cafes and local shops
- Often had pride in their apperance with wearing suit jackers (often dressed like the middle classes)
- with no where to go often hung around 9n cafes and local shops
- 1950's general evidence that they didn't do well at school and with only dead ends as futures to look forward to.
- Hebidge (1979) Mods
- WC class more affluent group, who used style to create a resistance against MC
- wanted to represent MC in an different way , addressed life as everything had to be perfect
- WC class more affluent group, who used style to create a resistance against MC
- Hebridge (1979) Punks
- reused everyday objects and put them together in a new way e.g. incorporated safety pins into clothes
- Emerged as a resistance against the dominance of the mainstream media & fashion industry.
- Attracted WC youths/ collage students as they were attracted to the energy of it.
- Emerged as a resistance against the dominance of the mainstream media & fashion industry.
- Punks wanted to stand out and not fit in to society norms and values
- Often used music to express themselves and saw it as attacking mainstream music
- reused everyday objects and put them together in a new way e.g. incorporated safety pins into clothes
- The CCCS
- Mostly focused on social class (neo-marxists)
- CCCS -- Social class and feelings of deprivation and frustration result in people forming subcultures
- Knew little about youths and do not follow a particular subculture
- Exaggerate inequalities in social class
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- Clarke 1976 SKINHEADS
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