Reasons for development of
youth culture and subcultures
If youth is a social construct, then the development
of youth culture is also a social construct.
Research says youth culture came to
Britain after the Second World War
In the 1950s, Britain experienced a growth
of affluence. British people had more
money to spend because they were richer
Young people who were leaving school at 15 had jobs
and had money to spend on their chosen subculture
As time went on and the school leaving
age rose, young people had even more
time to spend on their chosen subculture
Business owners and advertisers wanted the young
people's money, so they started making products and
marketing them to the young - manipulation by the media