The formation of youth subcultures

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Created on: 10-05-17 19:35

pilcher

youth are seen in terms of their past-they are no longer children- and their future-they have not yet become adults. youth-stage of transition between childhood and adulthood

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social construction

how we identify those who are part of youth culture depends on the society we live in

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roberts

argues that even as late as the early 20th centruty there was no overarching youth subculture in the UK.only in the 1950s youth began to emerge as a separate identity

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berger

youthfulness is a personal quality, an attitude to life, rather than a matter of age. not all young people are youthful and many youthfully people are not young. youthful people tend to be impulsive, spontaneous, energetic, playful, thrill seeking

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pilcher

youth is centred on a withdrawl from family and parental control. youth are vulnerable, needing protection from corrupting influences

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leech

youthquake in the 1970s as he saw a huge gap opening up between youth and the rest of society. young people-developing world of their own based on fun, leisure, excitement and rebellion

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davies

youth in the 2000s-found that they differed very little from the values of their parents, so few young people had distinctive rebellious subculture, instead of being conformist and conservative

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how we identify those who are part of youth culture depends on the society we live in

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