Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Asses The View That Social Class And Gender No Longer Influence Youth Culture
- Theories
- Marxists state that youth cultures resist middle class values.
- Many of the spectacular youth cultures originated in working-class urban areas.
- Marxists dismissed hippie culture as it was middle class.
- Abraham (1950s) argues that this was because young people had disposable income.
- Feminism
- Archer (1998) has claimed that there is a growing number of girl gangs.
- Wilson says girls in gangs are resisting traditional feminine roles.
- Bedroom culture and new bedroom culture.
- Ladettes are girls who act like men.
- Hey (1997) conducted a study of girls and the notes they send their friends.
- Hey concluded that girls survive being subordinate in society through their friendships with each other.
- Youth cultures can resist traditional gender roles.
- Functionalists
- Functionalists see youth cultures as a normal part of growing up.
- Functionalists say that gender roles play a vital role in society.
- Youth cultures can reinforce gender roles.
- Marxists